Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
August 31, 2005
Submitted
September 19, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N801UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46101
Aircraft time
87,359 hours, 25,121 cycles
Part
Longeron
Condition
Cracked
Location
L15l Sta 1728
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

LONG 15 LT CRACKED AT STA 1728 TOP AND BOTTOM. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION OF LONGERON, FABRICATED REPLACEMENT SECTION OF LONGERON, AND INSTALLED IAW DC-8 SRM 53-2-2 FIG 10.

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