What was found
DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK, LONGERONS 28R, 29R, AND 29L AT STA 584 WERE CRACKED. REPLACED LONGERON TIE FOR EACH, (P/N 5920332-IN), PER DOUGLAS DRAWING 5910068, WITH RIVETS AND HI-LOKS.
- Difficulty date
- March 21, 2000
- Submitted
- March 23, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N989Z
- Make and model
- Doug DC931
- Aircraft serial
- 47135
- Aircraft time
- 77,008 hours, 82,903 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Longeron
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- 28r, 29r, 29l
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.