- Difficulty date
- October 12, 2002
- Submitted
- November 8, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N798UP
- Make and model
- Doug DC871F
- Aircraft serial
- 45898
- Aircraft time
- 66,421 hours, 24,990 cycles
- 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.
What was found
INSPECTION TYPE:C-2 AIR COND/PRESS COMPT AT FS 56 ABOVE L24L FRAME IS CRACKED AT A/C DUCT STANDOFF ATTACH BRACKET. REMOVED FRAME SECTION, FAB NEW FRAME SECTION AND SPLICE IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-0, INSTALLED FRAME SECTION AND SPLICES IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D.