Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
July 26, 2003
Submitted
August 4, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N874UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46074
Aircraft time
78,372 hours, 25,542 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:C2 MAIN CABIN LONGERON 16L IS CRACKED AT STA 1750. REMOVED LONGERON SECTION STATION 1742 TO 1765, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED LONGERON SECTION, SPLICE FITTING AND STRAPS IAW SRM 53-2-2 FIG 11.

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