Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
January 24, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N703UP
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45939
Part
Longeron
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1630-1640
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/CK AFT ACCESSORY SECTION HAS CRACKED LONGERON STA 1630-1640 AND LONGERON 24 LEFT. REMOVED SECTION OF LONGERON AND REPLACED WITH NEW IAW DC8 SRM 53 2 2 AND 51 1 20D. INSTALLED SKIN DOUBLER AND FUSELAGE IAW DC8 SRM 53 2 1 FIG 7.

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