Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
April 1, 2004
Submitted
April 21, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N812UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46112
Aircraft time
75,659 hours, 24,674 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 1746 LONG 15R IS CRACKED. CUT OUT DAMAGED LONGERON SECTION BETWEEN STATION 1736-1760, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED LONGERON SECTION, STRAPS AND INSTALLED LONG SPLICE REPAIR IAW SRM 53-2-2 FIG 10.

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