Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
January 29, 2004
Submitted
February 13, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N703UP
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45939
Aircraft time
66,095 hours, 27,384 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: C3, STATION 1735 LONGERON 13R IS CRACKED. REMOVED DAMAGED LONGERON SECTION BETWEEN STATION 1716-1742, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED LONGERON SECTION, STRAPS AND INSTALLED SPLICE FITTING IAW SRM 53-2-2 FIG 10.

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