What was found
DURING A MAINTENANCE VISIT FOUND A CRACK TO THE SPLICE FITTING AT LONGERON 35R AT STA 1050, DAMAGE EXCEEDED LIMITATIONS IAW DC-8 SRM. RECEIVED PART AND INSTALLED IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-20D, 51-3-0, 53-1-0 AND DWG 370545.
- Difficulty date
- March 25, 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)
- 5340 · Fuselage Main, Attach Fittings
- Part
- Fitting
- Part number
- 3750545502W
- 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.