What was found
DURING ROUTINE C CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND IN MIDSHIP ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT A FITTING CRACKED STATION 660.000 LONGERON 36. REMOVED CRACKED FITTING. INSTALLED NEW FITTING. IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D, AND SRM 51-3-1.
- Difficulty date
- June 30, 2007
- Submitted
- July 27, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N603AL
- Make and model
- Doug DC873F
- Aircraft serial
- 46003
- Aircraft time
- 98,143 hours, 31,809 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5340 · Fuselage Main, Attach Fittings
- Part
- Fitting
- Part number
- 3750497U2
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Zone 100
- Part time
- 98,143 hours, 31,809 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.