Service difficulty report · Fitting · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
March 14, 2007
Submitted
March 28, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N811UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46089
Aircraft time
80,006 hours, 27,377 cycles
Part
Fitting
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 LONGERON END FITTING CRACKED AT STA 1260 TO 1280 L34L. REMOVED LONGERON SPLICE FITTING AT STA 1260-1280 L34L IAW SRM 51-1-20D. LOCATED, DRILLED AND INSTALLED LONGERON SPLICE FITTING AT STA 1260-1280 L34L IAW SRM 51-3-2, AND SRM 51-1-20D.

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