Service difficulty report · Stiffener · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
January 6, 2007
Submitted
January 31, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N798UP
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45898
Aircraft time
68,243 hours, 26,450 cycles
Part
Stiffener
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fs 1944
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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:C3 - FOUND EMPENNAGE TAIL SECTION AT STA 1944 RT SIDE, HAT CHANNEL CROSS MEMBER STIFFENER HAS CRACK AT END. STOP DRILLED CRACK, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED 2. REPAIR ANGLES IAW SRM 51-1-21, 53-02-00.

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