Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
April 23, 2005
Submitted
May 25, 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
Corroded
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, SEVERE CORROSION ON FRAME/ANGLE AT FS 380 (LONGERON) LBL 33. REMOVED CORROSION ON LONGERON AND FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-8. INSTALLED LONGERON SPLICE FITTING IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-20D.

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