Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
October 26, 2000
Submitted
November 6, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N996Z
Make and model
Doug DC932
Aircraft serial
47028
Aircraft time
82,983 hours, 88,791 cycles
Part
Longeron
Condition
Cracked
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 OP 15 MAINT CHECK, FOUND LONGERON 17L WAS CRACKED AT STA 945. CRACK CONFIRMED BY NDT. REPLACED CRACKED LONGERON 17L AT STA 945 WITH NEW PER SRM 53-11-3, FIG 4 SHEET 3 PAGE 14. RE-INSTALLED RIVETS PER SRM 51-30-2. REINSTALLED HI-LOK PER SRM 51-30-5.

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