What was found
INSPECTION TYPE: C3, AFT PIT BETWEEN STA 1260 AND STA 1280 STR 31L CRACKED REMOVED CRACKED LONGERON SPLICE IAW SRM 51-1-20D. REC'D, LOCATED AND DRILLED NEW SPLICE IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-24. INSTALLED IAW DC8 SRM 5 1-1-20D
- Difficulty date
- June 2, 2003
- Submitted
- June 27, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N851UP
- Make and model
- Doug DC873F
- Aircraft serial
- 46051
- Aircraft time
- 74,804 hours, 24,952 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT3D3B
- System (JASC)
- 5340 · Fuselage Main, Attach Fittings
- Part
- Fitting
- 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.