What was found
DURING A MAINTENANCE VISIT FOUND A CRACK TO THE MAIN CARGO DOOR LOWER AFT CORNER FRAME, DAMAGE EXCEEDED LIMITATIONS IAW DC-8 SRM. REMOVED DAMAGE, TREATED AREA IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-8. FABRICATED REPAIR AND INSTALLED IAW 53-2-3.
- Difficulty date
- March 20, 2000
- Submitted
- July 23, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N2674U
- Make and model
- Doug DC873F
- Aircraft serial
- 46062
- Aircraft time
- 81,834 hours, 27,587 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5310 · Fuselage Main, Structure
- Part
- Door Frame
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Cargo Door
- 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.