What was found
FOUND STA 1716 L18L IS CRACKED AT INTERSECTION OF CANTED FRAME UPPER ATTACH FASTENER. CUT OUT DAMAGED SECTION OF LONGERON, FABRICATED, AND INSTALLED REPLACEMENT SECTION OF LONGERON IAW DC-8 SRM 53-2-2 FIG 10.
- Difficulty date
- October 17, 2005
- Submitted
- November 2, 2005
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N813UP
- Make and model
- Doug DC873F
- Aircraft serial
- 46059
- Aircraft time
- 81,078 hours, 26,768 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Longeron
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Sta 1716 L18l
- 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.