What was found
CORROSION WAS FOUND AT THE FORWARD AIR-CONDITIONING PRESSURE COMPARTMENT AT THE RIGHT CUSP FITTING. CORROSION WAS FOUND UNDER AND AROUND THE NUT PLATES. MAINTENANCE INSTALLED A NEW FITTING IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-20 AND 51-3-0.
- Difficulty date
- March 13, 2001
- Submitted
- April 17, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N814AX
- Make and model
- Doug DC863F
- Aircraft serial
- 46041
- Aircraft time
- 85,679 hours, 26,361 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Fitting
- Part number
- 3616789
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Fuselage
- Part time
- 85,679 hours, 26,361 cycles
- 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.