What was found
DURING A MAINTENANCE VISIT FOUND CRACK, MAIN CARGO DOOR CUT OUT AFT LWR CORNER, TRIMPLATE CRACKED AND METAL BROKEN OFF. DAMAGE EXCEEDED LIMITS IAW DC-8 SRM. REMOVED DAMAGED, TREATED AREA IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-8.
- Difficulty date
- January 11, 2000
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N792FT
- Make and model
- Doug DC873F
- Aircraft serial
- 46046
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Trim Plate
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Cargo Door
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.