What was found
DURING A MAINTENANCE VISIT FOUND CRACKS TO THE SCREW HOLES IN THE LT CHIN SCOOP, DAMAGE EXCEEDED LIMITATIONS IAW DC-8 SRM. REMOVED DAMAGE, TREATED AREA IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-8. STOP DRILLED CRACKS AND INSTALLED SCOOP IAW DC-8 SRM 51-3-0.
- Difficulty date
- April 5, 2000
- Submitted
- July 11, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N961R
- Make and model
- Doug DC873F
- Aircraft serial
- 46133
- Aircraft time
- 82,047 hours, 24,356 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Structure
- Condition
- Cracked
- 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.