What was found
AFTER REMOVING SUPPORT ASSY ON A DC-8 INBOARD AILERON, CRACKS WERE NOTED ON 3 SUPPORT ASSEMBLIES. THE CRACKS WERE NOTED ON THE UPPER HOLES WHERE THE FITTING ASSEMBLY ATTACHES TO THE AFT SPAR OF THE INBOARD AILERON.
- Difficulty date
- November 11, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Doug DC852
- Aircraft serial
- 45658
- System (JASC)
- 2710 · Aileron Control System
- Part
- Support
- Part number
- 3701479
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Aileron
- Component
- 5705321
- 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.