Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
June 16, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N995Z
Make and model
Doug DC932
Aircraft serial
47027
Part
Longeron
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 965
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.

What was found

MCI - DURING OP 16 MAINTENANCE CHECK, FOUND LONGERON 13R CRACKED AT STA 965. CUT AND REMOVED LONGERON FROM JUST AFT OF WINDOW BELT TO STA 972, APPROXIMATELY, TO REMOVE DAMAGED AREA. REPLACED SECTION PER SRM 51-01, PAGE 1 ITEM 6, AND REPAIRED AT SPLICE PER SRM 53-02, FIG 18, PAGES 1, 4, 5, AND 6. REPLACED FORWARD 2 FASTENERS IN SPLICE THROUGH SKIN PER SRM 51-30-5, FIG 4 AND 4A HILOCK PIN CROSS INDEX, AS THESE FASTENERS WERE CAD. PLATED AND WENT THROUGH 'A' TITANIUM DOUBLER FROM A PAST SKIN REPAIR. ALSO SSRM 51-40-501. TOTAL TIME: 77,210 HOURS. TOTAL CYCLES: 84,221. (X)

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