Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
June 16, 2003
Submitted
July 2, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N851UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46051
Aircraft time
74,804 hours, 24,952 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT3D3
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: C LONGERON 17L AND FWD END FITTING CRACKED AT BS 1768 REMOVED LONGERON 17L AND END FITTING. LOCATED, DRILLED LONGERON AND END FITTING IAW SRM 51-1-24. REMOVED AND REINSTALLED HYDRAULIC CASE AND LINES AT STA 1768 IAW MM 20-12-00. INSTALLED LONGERON END FITTING IAW SRM 51-1-21, 51-1-20D.

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