What was found
DURING A MAINTENANCE VISIT FOUND A CRACK TO THE LONGERON 9L AT FS 935, 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 53-2-2 FIG 1D AND 51-1-24.
- Difficulty date
- May 8, 2000
- Submitted
- October 11, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N990CF
- Make and model
- Doug DC862
- Aircraft serial
- 46068
- Aircraft time
- 51,847 hours, 20,294 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Longeron
- 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.