Service difficulty report · Longeron · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
June 7, 2001
Submitted
June 14, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N929TW
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
48014
Aircraft time
46,840 hours, 39,852 cycles
Part
Longeron
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

DURING CHECK-C MAINT FOUND LONGERON 17L CRACKED AT EACH HI-LOK TO FORMER 217, AT BOTH ATTACH POINTS TO FORMER 313, AT ATTACH POINT TO FORMER STA 256, AT BOTTOM HI-LOK TO FORMER 275, AND AT HI-LOK AND CONNECTION TO FORMER 237. REPLACED LONGERON 17L FROM STA 228 TO 322 PER SRM 53-02, FIG 18.

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