- Difficulty date
- September 10, 2001
- Submitted
- October 1, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N801UP
- Make and model
- Doug DC873
- Aircraft serial
- 46101
- Aircraft time
- 85,527 hours, 23,692 cycles
- Part
- Splice
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt Wing
- 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, REMOVE INTERCOSTAL AT LEFT WING STA 340 TO ACCESS FWD DRIVE LINK BOLT. REMOVED INTERCOSTAL & WEB IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-21. MAT ID FOR ANGLE DOUBLER DMS 1592 TITANIUM .040 PO 300420 IAW REO G08396 & SHIMS 7075-T6 .040 PO 362742 & 7075-T6 .063 PO 367060 IAW REO G08396. FABRICATED A NGLE IAW REO G08396. FAB SHIMS IAW REO G08396. TREAT & PRIME IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8. INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-1-21, 51-3-0 & 51-1-20D