What was found
INSPECTION TYPE: C2, EMPENNAGE L17L END FITTING AND LONGERON CRACKED FROM FS 1768-1778. REMOVED OLD L17 LT & END FITTING TO FOM. LOCATED DRILLED DEBURRED NEW L17 LT, END FITTING AND INSTALLED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-21 & 51-1-20D.
- Difficulty date
- March 13, 2003
- Submitted
- March 28, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N810UP
- Make and model
- Doug DC873F
- Aircraft serial
- 46001
- Aircraft time
- 76,958 hours, 25,318 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Longeron
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.