What was found
DURING D CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND LONGERON SPLICE CRACKED F/S 1270 LONGERON 36. REMOVED CRACKED FITTING (SPLICE), DRILLED, TREATED, PRIMED AND INSTALLED NEW FITTING IAW DC8 51-1-8, 53-1-0, 51-1-20D.
- Difficulty date
- October 12, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N805UP
- Make and model
- Doug DC873F
- Aircraft serial
- 46117
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Splice
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 1270
- 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.