Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
September 21, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N808UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46008
Part
Longeron
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1240
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-N/A, FOUND LONGERON 32 RT CRACKED AT BOLT HOLE APPROX FS 1240. REMOVED LONGERON SECTION FROM FS 1230 TO 1350, DRILLED NEW SECTION OF LONGERON, TREATED, PRIMED AND INSTALLED IAW DC8 SRM 53-1-0 51-1-8, 51-1-20D, 51-1-21.

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