What was found
DURING A MAINTENANCE VISIT FOUND A CRACK ON THE CORNER OF THE I/B AILERON I/B TAB T/E, DAMAGE EXCEEDED LIMITATIONS IAW DC-8 SRM.
- Difficulty date
- September 20, 2000
- Submitted
- October 11, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N957R
- Make and model
- Doug DC863F
- Aircraft serial
- 46137
- Aircraft time
- 64,797 hours, 22,205 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5751 · Ailerons
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Trim Tab
- 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.