What was found
THE FUSELAGE EXTERIOR SKIN AT STATION 1750 LONGERON 15R-16R WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED BETWEEN FASTENERS. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPAIRED THE AREA IAW DC-8 SRM 53-2-1.
- Difficulty date
- March 11, 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)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- Part time
- 85,674 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.