Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
October 20, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N805UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46117
Part
Longeron
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 200-363
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-D, FOUND LONGERON 36 CRACKED FROM FS 200 TO 260. REMOVED SECTION OF LONGERON FS 200 TO 363, DRILLED UP NEW SECTION OF LONGERON, TREATED, PRIMED AND INSTALLED IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-0, 53-1-0, 51-1-8, 51-1-21, 51-1-20D.

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