- Difficulty date
- July 10, 2005
- Submitted
- August 10, 2005
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Doug DC873F
- Aircraft serial
- 46007
- Aircraft time
- 75,049 hours, 28,670 cycles
- Part
- Fitting
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fs1738 L18r
- 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 RIGHT AFT MAIN CABIN FS 1738 LONG 18R UPPER FLANGE TO LONG FITTING CRACKED .250" LONG. REMOVED LONGERON SPLICE FITTING IAW SRM 53-2-2 FIG 10. FABRICATED 2EA REPAIR SPLICES AND LONGERON SECTION AND INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 53-2-2 FIG 10, 53-02-02 FIG 010.