Service difficulty report · Longeron Splice · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
September 22, 2006
Submitted
October 9, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N708UP
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
46048
Aircraft time
73,134 hours, 48,951 cycles
Part
Longeron Splice
Part number
DC853B0093
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fs 1690 L36
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:C3 L36 AFT FITTING AND LONGERON AT STA 1690 HAVE CORROSION. FOUND CORROSION OUT OF LIMITS AT STA 1690 L36 SPLICE FITTING IAW SRM 51-20-00. REMOVED AND REPLACED LONGERON SPLICE FITTING AT STA 1690 L36 IAW SRM 51-1-20D, AND SRM 53-02-02-00.

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