SDR UPS97824640

Service difficulty report · Gusset · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date: September 22, 1997
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N808UP
Make and model: Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial: 46008
System (JASC): 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
Part: Gusset
Condition: Cracked
Location: Bs 1260
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.

What was found

INSPECTION TYPE:C DURING C CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND GUSSET (FRAME TO INTERCOSTAL TIE PLATE) CRACKED AT F/S 1260 ABOVE LONGERON 33RT. REMOVED CRACKED TIE PLATE, FABRICATED NEW PLATE, DRILLED, TREATED, PRIMED AND INSTALLED IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-0, 51-1-8, 51-3-0.

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