Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
April 21, 2005
Submitted
May 16, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N880UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46080
Aircraft time
69,301 hours, 26,662 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:C1 LONGERON CRACKED .5 INCH LONG AT STA 1746 L16L. REMOVED AND REPLACED LONGERON SECTION AND INSTALLED SPLICE FITTING IAW DC-8 SRM 53-2-2 FIG 10.

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