- Difficulty date
- August 14, 2001
- Submitted
- September 4, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N813UP
- Make and model
- Doug DC873F
- Aircraft serial
- 46059
- Aircraft time
- 79,076 hours, 25,242 cycles
- Part
- Stiffener
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Horiz Stab
- 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 RT HORIZ STAB LE INBD END AT FUSELAGE CRACKED. REMOVED STIFFENER, TRACK & TRACK BEARING & SHIMS IAW DC8 51. FABBED & INSTALLED NEW STIFFENER P/N 5654501 IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D. REINSTALLED TRACK SHIMS AND NEW TRACK BEARING IAW DC8 SRM 51-3-0.