Service difficulty report · Arm · Doug DC8F55

Difficulty date
August 20, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N812TC
Make and model
Doug DC8F55
Aircraft serial
45764
Part
Arm
Condition
Cracked
Location
Aileron
Part time
55,626 hours
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

PERFORMED POST-REMOVAL INSPECTION OF AILERON REVERSION MECHANISM AND SUPPORT LT SIDE DAMAGE DURING REMOVAL. REMOVED AND REPLACED AILERON REVERSION CONTROL SUPPORTS (LT FOUND CRACKED) IAW DC-8 SRM 51-3-4 AND EO NR 99-136 WITH APPROVED 8110-3 DATED 11-1-99. REF: ZANTOP INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES, INC., ZIAA. (X)

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