Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
July 19, 2006
Submitted
July 24, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N803UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46073
Aircraft time
80,092 hours, 25,938 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: C3 60 COMPT L17R HAS 3 INCH CRACK STA 1770 (GOING UNDER END FITTING). REMOVED LONGERON AT STA 1770 L17R. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPLACEMENT LONGERON IAW SRM 51-1-21, 51-1-20D, 51-3-0 AND 53-5-03 FIG 5.

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