What was found
DURING A MAINTENANCE VISIT FOUND A CRACK TO THE RIB ON THE LEFT WING L/E AT STA XFS 641.25, DAMAGE EXCEEDED LIMITATIONS IAW DC-8 SRM. RECEIVED REPAIR AND INSTALLED IAW DC-8 SRM 57-2-0, FIG 2.
- Difficulty date
- March 22, 2001
- Submitted
- July 25, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N602AL
- Make and model
- Doug DC873F
- Aircraft serial
- 45991
- Aircraft time
- 91,115 hours, 29,132 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5712 · Wing, Rib/Bulkhead
- Part
- Rib
- Part number
- 5769589
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Left Wing
- 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.