- Difficulty date
- April 18, 2004
- Submitted
- May 5, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N748UP
- Make and model
- Doug DC871F
- Aircraft serial
- 45948
- Aircraft time
- 66,820 hours, 26,005 cycles
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Horizontal Stab
- 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.
What was found
INSPECTION TYPE: C-1, LEFT HORIZONTAL STAB LEADING EDGE INBD OF CENTER 3 EACH POPPED RIVETS REMOVED & INSTALLED LT HORIZONTAL STAP L/E 331F TO FOM IAW DC8 SRM 51-3 -0. RMVD FASTENERS IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-21A. FOUND SKIN TO BE CRACKED. CUT OUT DAMAGE & FAB REPAIR DOUBLER IAW DC8 SRM 55-2-1 FIG 4. ALODINED & PRIMED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-2 1 & 51-1-21A.