What was found
DURING ROUTINE C CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND LEFT CUSP EXTRUSION UPPER SURFACE FORWARD FITTING CRACKED AT STATION 742.250 LONGERON 19 LEFT. REMOVED CRACKED FITTING. INSTALLED NEW FITTING IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D, AND DC8 SRM 51-3-1.
- Difficulty date
- April 19, 2008
- Submitted
- November 18, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N821BX
- Make and model
- Doug DC871F
- Aircraft serial
- 45811
- Aircraft time
- 88,878 hours, 38,040 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5340 · Fuselage Main, Attach Fittings
- Part
- Fitting
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Zone 200
- Part time
- 88,878 hours, 38,040 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.