Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
January 7, 2005
Submitted
February 2, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N701UP
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45938
Aircraft time
66,167 hours, 27,140 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

MAIN CABIN LONGERON CRACKED AT STA 1760 L15L. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION OF LONGERON AND FABRICATED SPLICE AND LONGERON SECTION INSTALLED IAW SRM'S 53-2-2 FIG10, 51-1-21, 53-2-0,51-1-20D AND DC8-53B-OO9-39.

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