Service difficulty report · Splice · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
April 11, 2002
Submitted
May 10, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N804UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46004
Aircraft time
75,345 hours, 27,733 cycles
Part
Splice
Part number
37592221N
Part serial
00339150
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.

What was found

INSPECTION TYPE:C2 LONGERON 34 RIGHT SPLICE FITTING CRACKED AT BS 1270 IN AFT PIT. REMOVED L34R IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-21, INSTALLED NEW LONGERON IAW DC8 51-1- 21.

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