Service difficulty report · Splice · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
June 9, 2000
Submitted
June 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N715UP
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45915
Aircraft time
76,102 hours, 49,432 cycles
Part
Splice
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage Frame
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

INSPECTION TYPE:C123, STA 160 BETWEEN LONG 7-8R FRAME SPLICE IS CRACKED. REMOVED, FABRICATED AND REPLACED SPLICE IAW SRM 53-2-0 FIG 2.

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