What was found
DURING A MAINTENANCE VISIT FOUND LONGERON 24 LEFT CRACKED AT STA 857. DAMAGE EXCEEDED LIMITATIONS IAW DC-8 SRM. REMOVED DAMAGE, TREATED AREA IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-8. INSTALLED NEW LONGERON 24 LEFT IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-20D.
- Difficulty date
- December 14, 1999
- Submitted
- May 22, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N605AL
- Make and model
- Doug DC873F
- Aircraft serial
- 46106
- Aircraft time
- 88,287 hours, 21,582 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Longeron
- Part number
- 5750198501
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt Wheel Well
- 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.