What was found
DURING A MAINTENANCE VISIT FOUND A CRACK TO THE UPPER RIB ON THE RIGHT O/B LEADING EDGE AT STA XFS 841, DAMAGE EXCEEDED LIMITATIONS IAW DC-8 SRM.
- Difficulty date
- August 28, 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)
- 5712 · Wing, Rib/Bulkhead
- Part
- Rib
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Rt Wing Le
- 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.