Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
September 11, 2004
Submitted
October 4, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N772UP
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
46072
Aircraft time
68,469 hours, 45,463 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: C3, LONGERON 14L CRACKED AT CANTED FRAME STA 1740. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA. NDT VERIFIED NO CRACKS NOTED AT CUT OUT. FABRICATED REPAIR ANGLE & FILLER AND INSTALLED IAW DC-8 SRM 53-2-2 FIG 11.

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