Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
November 11, 2004
Submitted
December 15, 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
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 LONGERON 16R AT FS 1728 IS CRACKED AT FRAME ATTACHMENTS, LENGTH OF CRACKS IS APPROX 1.5 INCH. REPAIRED LONGERON AT 16R STA1728 IAW DWG 5644130, DC-8 53-2-2 FIG 10, SRM 53-02-02-0, SRM 51-1-20D.

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