Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
February 21, 2005
Submitted
March 23, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N805UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46117
Aircraft time
77,103 hours, 26,689 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:C1, COMPT 60 L17R HAS 3 INCH CRACK AND LONGERON END FITTING HAS .5 INCH CRACK 1770. REMOVED AND REPLACED L17R AND END FITTING AT STATION 1770 IAW 51-1-8, 51-1-20D, 53-2-2 AND 51-1-21.

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