What was found
INSPECTION TYPE: C3, AFT FUSE L17LT AND END FITTING CRACKED AT FS 1770. REMOVED LONG 17LT & END FITTING. LOCATED AND DRILLING NEW END FITTING IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-24. INSTALLED LONGERON & END FITTING IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D.
- Difficulty date
- March 31, 2003
- Submitted
- April 23, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N819UP
- Make and model
- Doug DC873F
- Aircraft serial
- 46019
- Aircraft time
- 70,793 hours, 26,378 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.