Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
May 25, 2002
Submitted
June 21, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N803UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46073
Aircraft time
78,333 hours, 24,523 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:C1 LONGERON 36 CRACKED UNDER FLANGE AT APPROX FS 1272. REMOVED LONGERON SECTION (2) LONGERON SPLICES, SPLICES FOUND TO BE IN LIMITS IAW SRM 53-2-0. LOCATED & DRILLED NEW LONGERON SECTION, INSTALLED NEW LONGERON SECTION AND 2 LONGERON SPLICES IAW SRM 51-1-20D.

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