- Difficulty date
- September 13, 2004
- Submitted
- October 8, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N772UP
- Make and model
- Doug DC871F
- Aircraft serial
- 46072
- Aircraft time
- 68,469 hours, 45,463 cycles
- Part
- Frame
- Condition
- Corroded
- 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, FS 1360 FRAME LWR FLANGE AT LONGERON 36 HAS EXFOLIATION CORROSION. REMOVED CORROSION & FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW DC-8 SRM 53-2-0 FIG 1F. FABRICATED TWO REPAIR ANGLES & INSTALLED IAW DC-8 SRM 53-2-0, 51-1-21 AND 51-1-20D.