What was found
EXTERNAL FUSELAGE AT STATION 110 L36 WAS FOUND TO HAVE BULGING SKIN NEAR FLAPPER VALVE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPAIRED THE AREA IAW ABX REA D853-39745-MR AND DC-8 SRM 51-1-21.
- Difficulty date
- January 31, 2001
- Submitted
- March 5, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N812AX
- Make and model
- Doug DC863
- Aircraft serial
- 46126
- Aircraft time
- 69,144 hours, 22,516 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 577992549
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Fuselage
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.