- Difficulty date
- January 23, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N703UP
- Make and model
- Doug DC871F
- Aircraft serial
- 45939
- Part
- Longeron
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 1260-1280
- 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/CK AFT 6 PIT STA 1260-1280 LONGERON 34 LEFT CRACKED. REMOVED CRACKED LONGERON 34 LEFT STA 1260-1350 IAW DC8 SRM 51 1 20D. DRILLED NEW LONGERON IAW DC8 SRM 51 1 20D. INSTALLED NEW LONGERON I 9AW DC8 SRM 51 1 20D NAD 51 3 0.