Service difficulty report · Fitting · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
October 12, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N805UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46117
Part
Fitting
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1140
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-D, FOUND INTERCOSTAL TIE CLIP (FITTING) ON FWD SIDE OF FRAME FS 1140 AT LONGERON 35 LT CRACKED. REMOVED CRACKED CLIP, DRILL NEW TIE CLIP, TREATED, PRIMED AND INSTALLED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8, 53-1-0, 51-1-20D.

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