What was found
DURING A MAINTENANCE VISIT FOUND A CRACK TO THE CUSP RAIL AT STA 210-380 RT, DAMAGE EXCEEDED LIMITATIONS IAW DC-8 SRM. REMOVED DAMAGE, TREATED AREA IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-8. FABRICATED PART AND INSTALLED IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-21.
- Difficulty date
- February 28, 2001
- Submitted
- July 24, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N8091U
- Make and model
- Doug DC871F
- Aircraft serial
- 45995
- Aircraft time
- 84,374 hours, 32,353 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Structure
- 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.