What was found
DURING D CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND INTERCOSTAL TO FRAME TIE FITTING CRACKED ON LONGERON 35 LT AFT SIDE OF FS 1240 FRAME. REMOVED CRACKED FITTING, DRILLED, TREATED, PRIMED AND INSTALLED NEW FITTING IAW DC8 SRM 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
- Fitting
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 1240
- 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.