Service difficulty report · Stiffener · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
January 9, 2008
Submitted
February 11, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N702UP
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45902
Aircraft time
68,725 hours, 26,121 cycles
Part
Stiffener
Part number
5640918501
Part serial
TAGV70278
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 980
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:C2 AREA OF CORROSION AND POSSIBLE CRACK ON AFT SIDE OF STA 980 BULKHEAD AT LT STIFFENER, BOTTOM C-PIT. REMOVED CORROSION AT 980 BULKHEAD LT VERTICAL STIFFENER. REMOVED STIFFENER AT 980 BULKHEAD. DRILLED UP REPLACEMENT STIFFENER AND INSTALLED AT 98 0 BULKHEAD IAW SRM 51-1-24,51-1-8,51-1-20D.

More about the Doug DC-8-71F