Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
February 19, 2005
Submitted
March 4, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N811UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46089
Aircraft time
79,103 hours, 26,689 cycles
Part
Longeron
Part number
564932750
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: C2, LONG 15R CRACKED AT STA 1746. DISASSEMBLED SPLICES AT STA 1726 & 1746. REMOVED SHEAR-TIES, FOUND STA 1746 ASSEMBLED WITHOUT STRAPS UNDER LONGERON. FAB LONG SECTIONS (EXTR S1616 757 & 2 STRAPS SHT7075T6-.080). TREATED, PRIMED, INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS REF SRM 53-2-0 FIG 10, DWG5649327, SRM 51-1-8, 51-1-20D. INSTALLED SHEAR TIES REF SRM 51-1-20D.

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