- Difficulty date
- September 24, 2004
- Submitted
- October 20, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N729UP
- Make and model
- Doug DC871F
- Aircraft serial
- 46029
- Aircraft time
- 73,508 hours, 48,720 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: C, A-PIT DOOR AFT TORQUE BOX FS 340 FWD UPPER FRAME HAS EXFOLIATION CORROSION FROM L33R TO L34R. REPAIRED DAMAGED FRAME AT FS 340 IAW SRM 53-2-0 FIG 2. REMOVED, FABRICATED & INSTALLED 2 INTERCOSTALS IAW DWG 9754020 & SRM 51-1-21 & 51-1-21 & 51-1-20D. FABRICATED & INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER FOR TORQUE BOX WEB IAW SRM ADDENDUM DC8-5350-7876-A.