Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC931

Difficulty date
July 7, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N980Z
Make and model
Doug DC931
Aircraft serial
47344
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.

What was found

MCI - DURING OP 15 MAINTENANCE CHECK, FOUND LONGERON 4L WITH CRACKED FLANGES AT STA 160. REPLACED LONGERON PER SRM 53-02, PG 48 TO PG 53. REPLACED FASTENERS COMMON TO SKIN USING NAS 1097-6. ACFT TT: 69,860 HOURS. ACFT TC: 81,151. (X)

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