What was found
LONGERON SPLICE FITTING CRACKED AT STA 1260 TO 1280 L36. REMOVED AND REPLACED LONGERON SPLICE FITTING IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-20D.
- Difficulty date
- May 27, 2005
- Submitted
- June 15, 2005
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N840UP
- Make and model
- Doug DC873F
- Aircraft serial
- 46140
- Aircraft time
- 71,743 hours, 24,867 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Splice
- Part number
- 37592221N
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- 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.