Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
July 11, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N807UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46007
Part
Longeron
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 220
Stage of operation
IN
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-C/CK, LONGERON 20 RIGHT END FITTING AT FUSELAGE STATION 220 IS CRACKED ON UPPER FLANGE. LOCATED DRILLED END FITTING IN PLACE ON A/C IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-24 MANUFACTURED FILLER MAT ID 7075 T6 .050 PO 222933, DRILL FILLER TO MATCH END, ALODINED AND PRIMED FITTING AND FILLER IAW DC8 51-1-8, INSTALLED END FITTING AND FILLER WITH SEALANT IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-11 AND 51-1-20D AND 51-1-21.

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