What was found
TAILCONE HAD CORROSION AND DETERIORATING SEALANT JUST ABOVE THE LOWER TAILCONE LIGHT IN THE SEAM. REPAIRED AREA AND INSTALLED NEW SKIN IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-8, 53-2-0, 51-1-21, 51-1-11, AND DC-8 DWG 5704665.
- Difficulty date
- June 5, 2001
- Submitted
- November 1, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N818AX
- Make and model
- Doug DC863
- Aircraft serial
- 46075
- Aircraft time
- 74,767 hours, 24,999 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Tail Cone
- 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.