What was found
DURING INSPECTION CHECK, FOUND A CRACK ON LT ELEVATOR LOWER SURFACE, STA XE 149.000. FAIRING WAS FABRICATED AND REPLACED IAW DOUGLAS DRAWING 5655694 VIEW C-C, AND RIVETS WERE INSTALLED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-21 PAGE 1-7.
- Difficulty date
- September 16, 2005
- Submitted
- November 22, 2005
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N721CX
- Make and model
- Doug DC872
- Aircraft serial
- 46013
- Aircraft time
- 81,753 hours, 20,861 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5720 · Wing Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Fairing
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Ws 149.000
- Part time
- 81,753 hours, 20,861 cycles
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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