What was found
RT UPPER GUSSET CRACKED AT STA XW5.000 GBAMC NR#04187. STOP DRILLED, FAB`D DOUBLER IAW DC-8 SRM. INSTALLED TOP AND BOTTOM DOUBLER IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-21 AT STA XW5.000
- Difficulty date
- November 2, 2004
- Submitted
- November 4, 2004
- Operation
- General aviation
- Filed by
- GKZR792X
Aviation Repair Technologies, LLC - Aircraft
- N872SJ
- Make and model
- Doug DC871F
- Aircraft serial
- 46040
- Aircraft time
- 81,330 hours, 31,460 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Gusset
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- Stage of operation
- UK
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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