What was found
INSPECTION TYPE:C123, LONGERON 35L FS 215 - 220 WAS CRACKED BEYOND THE STOP DRILL AND CORROSION WAS FORMING INSIDE THE CRACK. CUT OUT THE DAMAGED LONGERON, FS 190 - 230 AND SPLICED IN A NEW SECTION OF LONGERON IAW SRM 53-2-2 FIG 10.
- Difficulty date
- September 15, 1999
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N718UP
- Make and model
- Doug DC871F
- Aircraft serial
- 46018
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Longeron
- Part number
- 975491331
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 215-220
- 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.