- Difficulty date
- January 27, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N703UP
- Make and model
- Doug DC871F
- Aircraft serial
- 45939
- Part
- Fitting
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Cargo Door
- 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, PIT DOOR CLOSE OUT FITTING CRACKED AT FS 1420 BL 0. REMOVED DOOR BARRIER CLOSE OUT. FABRICATED DOUBLER IAW DC8 SRM 53-2- 0. ALODINED AND PRIMED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8, 51-1-20. FABRICATED FITTING IAW 5616673. ALODINED/PRIMED AND INSTALLED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8, 51-1-20. INSTALLED CLOSEOUT IAW DC8 SRM 51-3-0.