What was found
DURING A MAINTENANCE VISIT FOUND A CRACK TO THE END FITTING OF LONGERON 30R AT FS 8, DAMAGE EXCEEDED LIMITATIONS IAW DC-8 SRM. REMOVED DAMAGE, TREATED AREA IAW DC-8S RM 51-1-8. RECEIVED PART AND INSTALLED IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-20D.
- Difficulty date
- July 10, 2000
- Submitted
- August 16, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N796FT
- Make and model
- Doug DC873F
- Aircraft serial
- 46104
- Aircraft time
- 83,987 hours, 28,021 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Fitting
- 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.