Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
November 18, 2004
Submitted
December 13, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N744UP
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45944
Aircraft time
75,722 hours, 49,419 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, LONG 15R CRACKED AT FRAME ATTACHMENT, STA 1755. CUT OUT LONG SECTION FROM STA 1750-1760, REMOVED END FITTING AT STA 1760 & SHEAR TIE AT 1755. FAB LONG SECTION FROM S1616757 EXTRUSION, & TWO SPLICE STRAPS FROM SHT7075T6/.080 REF SRM 53-2-2 FIG 10, 51-1-8, 53-5-3 ASSEMBLED REPAIR & REINSTALLED PARTS & REPAIR SPLICE FITTING REF SRM 53-2-2 FIG 10, 51-1-20D, 51-1-8, DPS4.707, NDT-SPM06-10-01.001.

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