Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
February 6, 2002
Submitted
February 15, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N703UP
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45939
Aircraft time
65,149 hours, 26,648 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

INSPECTION TYPE:C2 LOWER FLANGE CRACKED ON LONG 15R, STA 1753. REMOVED CRACKED LONGERON SECTION. FABRICATED SPLICE AND INSTALLED REPLACEMENT LONGERON SECTION PER 53-2-2 FIG 10.

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