What was found
DURING A MAINTENANCE VISIT FOUND A 1.5 INCH CRACK ON THE RT LWR TRAPAZOID LWR ANGLE AT STA XW 0 20.5 INCHES FROM LWR REAR SPAR, DAMAGE EXCEEDED LIMITATIONS IAW DC-8 SRM.
- Difficulty date
- September 16, 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)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Angle
- 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.