- Difficulty date
- September 18, 2003
- Submitted
- October 17, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N813UP
- Make and model
- Doug DC873F
- Aircraft serial
- 46059
- Aircraft time
- 80,221 hours, 26,068 cycles
- Part
- Frame
- Condition
- Corroded
- 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: C3, CANTED FRAME AT FS 1746 AT LONG 34R FWD SIDE OF FRAME HAS CORROSION. FRAME SPLICE ANGLES CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-0. FABBED NEW CHANNEL IAW DC8 DWG 56212148, ALODINED AND PRIMED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8. INSTALLED CHANNEL IAW UPS DC8 SRM 51-1-20.