Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
June 3, 2003
Submitted
June 27, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N851UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46051
Aircraft time
74,804 hours, 24,952 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: C3, LONGERON 17R CRACKED AT BS 1768. REMOVED L17R AND END FITTING IAW SRM 51-1-21. LOCATED AND DRILLED NEW LONGERON SECTION AND END FITTING IAW SRM 51-1-24. INSTALLED LONGERON AND FITTING IAW SRM 51-1-21 AND 51-1-120D.

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