What was found
INSPECTION TYPE: C1, AFT FUSELAGE TAIL SECTION AT FS 1766-1780 L17L IS CRACKED. REMOVED L17LT TO FOM. LOCATED, DRILLED, DEBURRED, AND INSTALLED NEW LONGERON IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-21 AND 51-1-20D.
- Difficulty date
- August 12, 2003
- Submitted
- September 10, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N801UP
- Make and model
- Doug DC873F
- Aircraft serial
- 46101
- Aircraft time
- 86,511 hours, 24,429 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Longeron
- Part number
- 564932743
- 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.