What was found
DURING ROUTINE C CHECK, FOUND MAIN CARGO COMPARTMENT FORWARD BATHTUB FITTING CRACKED 2", STATION 857.100 LONGERON 11 LEFT. REPLACED CRACKED FITTING STATION 857.000 LONGERON 11 LEFT IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-20D, DC-8 SRM 51-3-1.
- Difficulty date
- May 11, 2006
- Submitted
- June 20, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N830BX
- Make and model
- Doug DC871F
- Aircraft serial
- 45973
- Aircraft time
- 78,898 hours, 31,422 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5340 · Fuselage Main, Attach Fittings
- Part
- Fitting
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Zone 200
- Part time
- 78,898 hours, 31,422 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.