Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
November 18, 2003
Submitted
December 3, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N718UP
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
46018
Aircraft time
69,173 hours, 45,885 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: C1, STATION 1750 LONGERON 14L IS CRACKED. REMOVED DAMAGED LONGERON SECTION STA 1736 TO 1760, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPLACEMENT SECTION AND STRAPS IAW SRM. 53-2-2 FIG. 10.

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