Service difficulty report · Longeron Splice · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
February 26, 2007
Submitted
March 9, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N868UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
45968
Aircraft time
76,536 hours, 27,025 cycles
Part
Longeron Splice
Part number
3750257U503
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fs 1050 L31r
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 LONGERON SPLICE FITTING CRACKED AT STA 1050 L31R. REMOVED AND REPLACED SPLICE FITTING IAW SRM 51-3-0, 51-1-20D.

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