Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
July 10, 2006
Submitted
August 7, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N806UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46006
Aircraft time
73,553 hours, 28,643 cycles
Part
Longeron
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fs 1742 L17l
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:C1-3 AFT MAIN CABIN FS 1742 LONG 17L CRACKED IN RADIUS LWR INBOARDD FLANGE. REMOVED LONGERON SECTION AT STA 1745-1734 IAW SRM 53-02-02-0 FIG 10. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED LONGERON SPLICE SECTION AT STA 1745-1734 L17L IAW DWG DC8-53B-009, AND SRM 53-02-02-0 FIG 10, AND SRM 53-05-03.

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