What was found
DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK, LONGERON 17L WAS CRACKED AT STA 965 AT FASTENERS. INSTALLED NEW SECTION OF LONGERON FROM STA 955 TO 996 PER SPM 6-70-01 PAGE 3 AND DOUGLAS PRINT 5911427. INSTALLED SPLICE AT STA 955 PER SRM 53-02 FIG 18.
- Difficulty date
- March 1, 2000
- Submitted
- April 13, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N984Z
- Make and model
- Doug DC931
- Aircraft serial
- 47412
- Aircraft time
- 71,674 hours, 81,088 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Longeron
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 965
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.