- Difficulty date
- January 30, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N703UP
- Make and model
- Doug DC871F
- Aircraft serial
- 45939
- Part
- Longeron
- Condition
- Damged
- Location
- Bs 340
- 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 STA 340 L28L LONGERON IS DAMAGED AT Z FITTING. BLENDED OUT DAMAGED IAW UPS DC8 SRM 53 2 0. FABBED REPAIR STRAP IAW REO 04279 AND DC8 SRM 51 1 24. ALODINED AND PRIMED REPAIR AREA AND STRAP IAW DC8 SRM 51 1 8. INSTALLED REPAIR IAW REO 04279 AND DC8 SRM 51 1 20D.