SDR UPS97825013

Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date: October 16, 1997
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N805UP
Make and model: Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial: 46117
System (JASC): 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
Part: Longeron
Condition: Corroded
Location: Bs 1723-1746
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 CORROSION ON LONGERON 34LT AT FS 1723, 1739 AND 1746. REMOVED LONGERON SECTION FROM FS 1690 TO 1766, DRILLED UP NEW SECTION OF LONGERON AND SPLICE AT FS 1743, TREATED, PRIMED AND INSTALLED LONGERON SECTION AND SPLICE IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-0, 51-1-8, 51-1-21, 51-1-20D.

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