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
Part
Longeron
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 1723-1750
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 36 AT FS 1723, 1739, 1746, 1750. REMOVED LONGERON SECTION FROM FS 1690, DRILLED UP NEW SECTION OF LONGERON, TREATED, PRIMED AND INSTALLED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8, 53-1-0, 51-1-21.

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