What was found
CRACK APPROX 3 INCHES LONG ON LONGERON 35R AT FS 1270. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION OF LONGERON. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPLACEMENT SECTION OF LONGERON IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-20D AND DWG'S 3758593 AND 575 0322.
- 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)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Longeron
- 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.