What was found
INSPECTION TYPE: C3, STATION 1240 LONGERON 34R IS CRACKED. REMOVED, FABRICATED AND REPLACED LONGERON SECTION AND SPLICES BETWEEN STATION 1210 TO 1270 IAW UPD ENGINEERING FILE NUMBER DC8-53-20384, AND SAA SK 702-146.
- Difficulty date
- December 31, 2003
- Submitted
- January 23, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N702UP
- Make and model
- Doug DC871F
- Aircraft serial
- 45902
- Aircraft time
- 66,981 hours, 24,729 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Longeron
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Aft Lower Cargo
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.