What was found
LONGERON 13 RIGHT AT STATION 1309 IS CRACKED AT UPPER AND LOWER FRAME ATTACH FASTENERS. REMOVED DAMAGED LONGERON SECTION. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR SPLICE AND INSTALLED REPLACEMENT LONGERON SECTION.
- 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
- 59364369
- Condition
- Cracked
- 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.