What was found
DURING A MAINTENANCE VISIT, FOUND A CRACK TO THE SKIN ON UPPER SIDE 2 INCHES FWD OF THE WING SPAR AT THE RT WING LEADING EDGE AT XFS 603.75, DAMAGE EXCEEDED LIMITATIONS IAW DC-8 SRM. REMOVED DAMAGE, TREATED AREA IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-8.
- Difficulty date
- May 8, 2000
- Submitted
- July 10, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N2674U
- Make and model
- Doug DC873F
- Aircraft serial
- 46062
- Aircraft time
- 81,834 hours, 27,587 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5754 · Leading Edge Devices
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Rt Wing Le
- 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.