What was found
INSPECTION TYPE:C23 AFT PIT BILGE Z-FITTING CRACKED O/B OF L34R AT STA 1180. REMOVED CRACK Z-FITTING, LOCATED AND DRILLED NEW FITTING AND SPLICES IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8. INSTALLED NEW FITTING IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-0 AND 51-120D.
- Difficulty date
- February 20, 2002
- Submitted
- March 18, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N748UP
- Make and model
- Doug DC871F
- Aircraft serial
- 45948
- Aircraft time
- 65,884 hours, 25,282 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Fitting
- 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.