What was found
WHILE IN FOR D-CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND NR 4 ALT TANK STRINGER 54 AT APPROX STA XW484 IS CRACKED ALMOST IN TWO. FABRICATED STRINGER, STRINGER SPLICES AND INSTALLED PER SRM 57-2-2, FIG 3D AND DC8-5710-7559-A.
- Difficulty date
- November 16, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N729UP
- Make and model
- Doug DC871F
- Aircraft serial
- 46029
- System (JASC)
- 5713 · Wing, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Stringer
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Ws 484
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.