Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
December 27, 2002
Submitted
January 24, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N701UP
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45938
Aircraft time
65,356 hours, 26,471 cycles
Part
Longeron
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, STA 70 LONGERON 30R IS CRACKED AT END FITTING. TRIMMED OUT DAMAGE, NDT VERIFIED NO CRACKS AT CUTOUT. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED FILLER AND REPAIR ANGLE IAW SAA SK 701-098.

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