- Difficulty date
- August 25, 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
- Part
- Fitting
- Part number
- 3751193503
- 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.
What was found
INSPECTION TYPE: C1, AFT ACCY COMPT. FS 1660 FLOORBEAM END FITTING AT RBL 48 IS CRACKED. HFEC IAW DC8 NDT SPM 06-10-01.001 NOTED TO BE CRACKED. RECEIVED, LOCATE D, AND DRILLED NEW FITTING IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-24. ALODINED AND PRIMED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8. INSTALLED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D AND 51-3-0 REMOVED CRACKED FITTING IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D AND 51-3-0.