What was found
LONGERON 12 RIGHT AT STATION 1309 IS CRACKED AT LOWER FRAME ATTACH FASTENER. REMOVED DAMAGED LONGERON SECTION, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR SPLICE AND INSTALLED REPLACEMENT LONGERON.
- Difficulty date
- October 7, 2003
- Submitted
- October 8, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N805ME
- Make and model
- Doug DC981
- Aircraft serial
- 48031
- Aircraft time
- 40,349 hours, 43,346 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D*
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Longeron
- Part number
- 593643611
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.