What was found
INSPECTION TYPE:C2 STA 1580 FUSELAGE FRAME IS CRACKED AT LOWER END AT LONG 21L. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA, NDT VERIFIED NO CRACKS AROUND CUTOUT, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER IAW EO DC8-53A-011.
- Difficulty date
- January 31, 2002
- Submitted
- February 13, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N703UP
- Make and model
- Doug DC871F
- Aircraft serial
- 45939
- Aircraft time
- 65,149 hours, 26,648 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame
- Part
- Frame
- 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.