What was found
DURING MAINTENANCE VISIT FOUND CORROSION DAMAGE TO FUSELAGE SKIN UNDER TAIL SKID FAIRING. DAMAGE EXCEEDED LIMITATIONS IAW DC-8 SRM. REMOVED DAMAGE, TREATED AREA IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-8.
- Difficulty date
- November 19, 1999
- Submitted
- April 14, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N605AL
- Make and model
- Doug DC873F
- Aircraft serial
- 46106
- Aircraft time
- 88,287 hours, 21,582 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Fuselage
- 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.