Service difficulty report · Splice · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
May 8, 2004
Submitted
June 1, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N818UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46108
Aircraft time
78,370 hours, 26,464 cycles
Part
Splice
Part number
37505450502
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:C-2 AFT PIT LOWER BILGE BETWEEN STA 1040-1080 L35R HAS CORROSION INSIDE CHANNEL. REMOVED CORROSION STA 1040-1080. NO MATERIAL LOSS IAW SRM 53-4-1 AND DAC DWG 9758507. FOUND WITHIN LIMITS. LONGERON SPLICE FOUND TO BE CRACKED. REC'D LOCATED AND DRILLED NEW LONGERON SPLICE. INTERCOSTAL STA 1040-1060 AND STRAP STA 1050 L35R IT IAW SRM 51-1-20D & 51-3-0

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