- Difficulty date
- October 25, 1999
- Submitted
- April 28, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Doug DC873F
- Aircraft serial
- 46106
- Part
- Frame
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- Part time
- 88,287 hours
- 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
FOUND DURING D-CHECK, UPPER CARGO COMPT STATION 1580 UPPER CUSP LINE FRAME CRACKED AND BENT LONGERON 21 LEFT. CUTOUT DAMAGED SECTION IAW DC-8 SRM 53-2-0. FABRICATED REPAIR FILLER AND DOUBLER IAW DC-8 SRM 53-2-0. TREATED AND PRIMED IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-8. INSTALLED REPAIR IAW DC-8 SRM 53-2-0. (M)