Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
January 31, 2001
Submitted
February 6, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N905TW
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49157
Aircraft time
55,078 hours, 28,621 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 CHECK-C MAINT, FOUND LONGERON 12L CRACKED AT ATTACH POINT TO 1287 FORMER RING. REMOVED CRACKED LONGERON FOR REPAIR PER SRM 53-02 FIG 18.

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