What was found
INSPECTION TYPE:X2 FWD CARGO PIT AT FS 600-620 LONG 31R SPLICE FITTING CRACKED. REMOVED SPLICE FITTING DRILLED NEW FITTING IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-24, ALODINED AND PRIMED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8, INSTALLED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D.
- 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
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- 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.