What was found
INSPECTION TYPE:C1/3, AFT PIT FS 1240 GUSSET AT L35R CRACKED. REMOVED DAMAGED GUSSET, FABRICATED NEW GUSSET IAW DAC DWG 9754949. ALODINED AND PRIMED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8. GUSSET TO BE INSTALLED ON UPS NR 304036 TIMCO NR 21036.
- Difficulty date
- January 30, 2001
- Submitted
- February 26, 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
- Gusset
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Aft Cargo Bay
- 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.