What was found
DURING A MAINTENANCE VISIT FOUND A CRACK TO THE SIDE CUSP WEB AT STA 880 RT, DAMAGE EXCEEDED LIMITATIONS IAW DC-8 SRM. REMOVED DAMAGE, TREATED AREA IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-8. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR IAW DC-8 SRM 53-2-0 AND 51-1-21.
- Difficulty date
- September 18, 2000
- Submitted
- October 11, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N8076U
- Make and model
- Doug DC871F
- Aircraft serial
- 45941
- Aircraft time
- 80,621 hours, 33,197 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Web
- 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.