What was found
DURING A MAINTENANCE VISIT FOUND A CRACK TO RIB STIFFNER 16 IN. INBD OF LT MLG ACTUATOR, DAMAGE EXCEEDED LIMITATIONS IAW DC-8 SRM. REMOVED DAMAGE, TREATED AREA IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-8. RECEIVED AND INSTALLED NEW STIFFNER.
- Difficulty date
- March 7, 2000
- Submitted
- July 23, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N831AL
- Make and model
- Doug DC873F
- Aircraft serial
- 46146
- Aircraft time
- 81,346 hours, 23,634 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5720 · Wing Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Channel
- Part number
- 56110209
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt Wing
- 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.