Service difficulty report · Clip · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
June 25, 2002
Submitted
July 31, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N802UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46100
Aircraft time
69,360 hours, 27,869 cycles
Part
Clip
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 AFT SIDE OF FS 683 WEB LWR CHORD CRACKED BETWEEN LONGERON 30L AND 32L LOCATED BETWEEN WING CENTER SECTION LWR SURFACE AND FUSELAGE LWR LOBE VIEWED THROUGH REMOVED STRESS PNLS. REMOVED 1 CLIP STA 683 L30L AND 2 CLIP L30L & 31L RCD LOCATED AND DRILLED 2 NEW CLIP IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-24, INSTALLED ALL THREE CLIP IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D.

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