- Difficulty date
- September 4, 2000
- Submitted
- October 13, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N798UP
- Make and model
- Doug DC871F
- Aircraft serial
- 45898
- Aircraft time
- 64,943 hours, 24,058 cycles
- Part
- Fitting
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Pylon
- 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, NR 1 PYLON FWD OF FWD V-BLOCK SUPPORT FTG FOR PYLON PLANK PNL IS CRACKED P/N 5756790-1. REMOVED CRACKED V-FITTING IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D & 51-3-0. INSTALLED FWD V-BLOCK IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D & 51-3-0. LEAK CHECK OF FWD V-BLOCK TO BE PERFORMED ON UPS TASK CARD 8000 ECA 25131 ITEM 22. INSTALLED 575679 9 FAIRING IAW DC8 SRM 51-3-0. INSTALLED LOWER CLOSEOUT PANEL IAW DC8 SRM 51-3-0.