Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
January 3, 2003
Submitted
January 10, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N868UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
45968
Aircraft time
74,695 hours, 25,599 cycles
Part
Longeron
Part number
1415997
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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, AT STA 1540 STR 24L CRACK INSIDE OF HAT SECTION OF STRINGER AFT PIT. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION OF LONG IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-2,TR 53-153. FAB NEW SECTION OF LONG FROM EXT S141597 IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-2. ALODINED AND PRIMED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8, DRILLED 2 SPLICES TO FIT IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-2 FIG 10 TR 53-153. INSTALLED LONGERON SECTION AND 2 SPLICES IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D.

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