Service difficulty report · Splice · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
April 26, 2000
Submitted
May 2, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9306T
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49567
Aircraft time
29,799 hours, 24,938 cycles
Part
Splice
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
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.

What was found

DURING CHECK-C MAINT, LONGERON NUMBER 30 SPLICE WAS CORRODED AT FWD AND AFT ENDS, STA 1243 AND 1196. REPLACED NUMBER 30 LONGERON SPLICE AT STA 1243 AND 1196 PER DOUGLAS DRAWING 593667 AND FASTENER SUBSTITUTION PER SRM 51-60-00 FIG 4.

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