- Difficulty date
- December 29, 2007
- Submitted
- January 21, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N718UP
- Make and model
- Doug DC871F
- Aircraft serial
- 46018
- Aircraft time
- 70,868 hours, 47,279 cycles
- Part
- Frame
- Condition
- Broken
- 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 STA 1580 FRAME BROKEN ABOVE CUSP, LT SIDE L21L. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA OF FRAME 1580 ABOVE CUSP LT SIDE IAW SRM 53-02 -00 FIG 02. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED FRAME SEGMENT AND 2EA REPAIR ANGLES ON FRAME 1580 L21L IAW SRM 53-02-00 FIG 002.