What was found
INSPECTION TYPE:C1/3 AFT PIT, LONGERON 34L SPLICE PLATE CRACKED AT FS 1270. REMOVED CRACKED FITTING IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D, LOCATED AND DRILLED NEW FITTING IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-24 AND INSTALLED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D.
- Difficulty date
- January 24, 2001
- Submitted
- February 23, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N810UP
- Make and model
- Doug DC873F
- Aircraft serial
- 46001
- Aircraft time
- 75,657 hours, 24,452 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Splice Plate
- Part number
- NA
- Part serial
- NA
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Aft Pit
- 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.