Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
September 15, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N808UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46008
Part
Longeron
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1270-1276
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 36 CRACKED FS 1270 TO 1276. REMOVED LONGERON SECTION FROM FS 1260 TO 1350, DRILLED, TREATED, PRIMED AND INSTALLED NEW SECTION OF LONGERON IAW DC8 SRM 53-1-0, 51-1-8, 51-1-21, 51-1-20D.

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