Service difficulty report · Splice · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
July 24, 2007
Submitted
August 22, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N851UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46051
Aircraft time
76,588 hours, 26,366 cycles
Part
Splice
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.

What was found

INSPECTION TYPE:C2 L36 SPLICE BETWEEN STA 1260 AND 1280 CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED FITTING IAW SAA EA 008-5310-01-A0987.

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