- Difficulty date
- July 11, 2006
- Submitted
- August 7, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N806UP
- Make and model
- Doug DC873F
- Aircraft serial
- 46006
- Aircraft time
- 73,553 hours, 28,643 cycles
- Part
- Longeron
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fs 1746 L16l
- 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:C1-3 LT AFT MAIN CABIN LONG 16L CRACKED AT CANTED FRAME INTERSECTION FS 1746. REMOVED LONGERON SPLICE SECTION AT STA 1766-1738 L16L IAW SRM 53-02-02-0 FIG 10. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED LONGERON SPLICE SECTION AT STA 1766-1738 L16L IAW SRM 53-02-02-0 FIG 10 51-01-20D-0, DWG DC8-53B-009.