Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
July 5, 2003
Submitted
August 11, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N750UP
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45950
Aircraft time
67,355 hours, 27,634 cycles
Part
Longeron
Condition
Corroded
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, AFT ACCESSORY COMPT AT STA 1650 LT SIDE L23L IS CRACK AND CORROSION. REMOVED EXT REPAIR DOUBLER, FASTENERS AND DAMAGED LONG 23L FROM 1610 TO 1690. LOCATED & DRILLED NEW SPLICE & NEW LONGERON SECTION IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-24. ALODINED & PRIMED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8. INSTALLED LONGERON SECTION, SPLICE AND EXT DOUBLER IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-21 & 51-1-20D. FAB FLOORBOARD SPLICE AND INSTALLED IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-3 & 51-3-0.

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