What was found
INSPECTION TYPE:C1 STA 240 LONG 9R CRACKED. CUT OUT DAMAGED SECTION OF LONG & FABBED NEW SECTION IAW DAC DWG 5755 649-509 & DC8 SRM 53-2-2. INSTALLED SPLICES & NEW LONGERON SECTION IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D.
- Difficulty date
- March 25, 2002
- Submitted
- April 19, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N709UP
- Make and model
- Doug DC871F
- Aircraft serial
- 45914
- Aircraft time
- 76,457 hours, 50,203 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Longeron
- 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.