What was found
FUSELAGE LEFT AFT DOOR X-RAY SHOWED CRACK AT THE LOWER FORWARD CORNER OF DOOR CUTOUT. CUTOUT CRACKED 3.8125 INCHES SECTION AND INSTALLED REPAIR IAW DC-8 SRM 53-2-0, 51-1-21 AND 51-1-20.
- Difficulty date
- October 1, 2002
- Submitted
- October 28, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N812AX
- Make and model
- Doug DC863
- Aircraft serial
- 46126
- Aircraft time
- 57,348 hours, 25,212 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- X
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.