- Difficulty date
- October 18, 2000
- Submitted
- November 3, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N744UP
- Make and model
- Doug DC871F
- Aircraft serial
- 45944
- Aircraft time
- 73,582 hours, 47,807 cycles
- Part
- Fitting
- 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
INSPECTION TYPE:C2, AFT CARGO COMPT FS 1055 - 1060 L35R SPLICE CRACKED. REMOVED INTERCOSTAL, 2 L-ANGLES TO GAIN ACCESS TO LONG SPLICE FITTING IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D. LOCATED AND DRILLED NEW FITTING IAW DC8 SRM 51-1 -24. INSTALLED INTERCOSTAL FITTING AND 2 L-ANGLES IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D.