- Difficulty date
- June 19, 2001
- Submitted
- July 9, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N851UP
- Make and model
- Doug DC873F
- Aircraft serial
- 46051
- Aircraft time
- 73,512 hours, 24,101 cycles
- Part
- Splice
- 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 PIT FS 1270 L35L SPLICE FITTING IS CRACKED. REMOVED SPLICE IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D, FOUND LONGERON SPLICE FITTING CRACKED. RCVD NEW SPLICE PN 3759253-1N LOCATED, DRILLED AND DEBURRED FITTING IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-24. INSTALLED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D.