What was found
STL - DURING OP 15 MAINTENCE CHECK, LONGERON 3L BELT RING WAS FOUND WITH A .25 INCH CRACK AT STA 160. REPLACED LONGERON FROM STA 148 END FITTING TO FACTORY SPLICE PER SRM 51-10. ACFT TT: 70,351 HOURS. ACFT TC: 83,824. (X)
- Difficulty date
- January 24, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N978Z
- Make and model
- Doug DC931
- Aircraft serial
- 47250
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Longeron
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 160
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.