- Difficulty date
- September 21, 2008
- Submitted
- October 15, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N894UP
- Make and model
- Doug DC873F
- Aircraft serial
- 46094
- Aircraft time
- 78,066 hours, 25,407 cycles
- Part
- Rib
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Vertical Stab
- 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:CV EVALUATION AND DISPOSITION REPAIR EFN89419911115. ORIGINAL N/R 480 775. VERTICAL STABILIZER L/E LOWER SECTION NR 25 RIB CRACKED AFT LT FLANGE. RFTS N894UP-9-20284 RIVETS INSTALLED IN FREE STANDING LEG OF REPAIR. REMOVED RIVETS AND INSTALLED LOCK FASTENERS IAW UPS DC-8 SRM 51-1-20D.