What was found
INSPECTION TYPE: C1, MAIN CABIN LONGERON SPLICE FITTING HAS 4 INCH CRACK STA 310 L18L. REMOVED, FABRICATED, AND INSTALLED REPLACEMENT FITTING IAW SAA SK 809- 850545 AND UPS ENGINEERING FILE NUMBER DC8-53-20487.
- Difficulty date
- July 27, 2005
- Submitted
- September 12, 2005
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N809UP
- Make and model
- Doug DC873F
- Aircraft serial
- 46109
- Aircraft time
- 77,280 hours, 27,172 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Fitting
- Part number
- 4651908
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Sta 310 L18l
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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