Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
May 8, 2004
Submitted
May 24, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N730UP
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
46030
Aircraft time
71,966 hours, 48,533 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM56*
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: C1 STATION 1730 LONGERON 14R IS CRACKED. REMOVED, FABRICATED AND REPLACED LONGERON SECTION BETWEEN STATION 1720 TO 1740 AND INSTALLED SPLICES AND STRAPS IAW SRM. 53-2-2 FIG. 10.

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