What was found
DURING C-CHECK, MAIN CARGO COMPARTMENT STA 840, L-22L, FITTING WITH CRACK. REMOVED AND REPLACED FITTINGS OF MAIN CARGO COMPARTMENT STA 840, L-22L IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-20D AND DC-8 SRM 53-1-0.
- Difficulty date
- August 20, 2002
- Submitted
- November 25, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N8969U
- Make and model
- Doug DC862
- Aircraft serial
- 46070
- Aircraft time
- 67,796 hours, 19,055 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Fitting
- Condition
- Cracked
- 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.