What was found
INSPECTION TYPE:SV LT WING NR 2 MAIN STRINGER 51 FWD I/B SIDE HAS A CRACKED STRINGER END FITTING. PERFORMED HFEC TO VERIFY CRACK IAW DAC NDT SPM 06-10-01-001. REMOVED AND REPLACED FITTING IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D AND 51-3-0.
- Difficulty date
- September 26, 2001
- Submitted
- October 17, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N709UP
- Make and model
- Doug DC871F
- Aircraft serial
- 45914
- Aircraft time
- 76,204 hours, 50,010 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5720 · Wing Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Fitting
- 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.