- Difficulty date
- November 11, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N718UP
- Make and model
- Doug DC871F
- Aircraft serial
- 46018
- Part
- Frame
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 1445
- 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/CK, AFT PIT STA 1445 AND LONGERON 354 RIGHT FRAME GOUGED AND CRACKED. BLENDED DAMAGED AREA, FABBED REPAIR ANGLE IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-0. ALDOINED AND PRIMED AS NEEDED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8. INSTALLED ANGLE IAW DC8 SRM 5-1-20D.