What was found
DURING A MAINTENANCE VISIT FOUND CRACK DAMAGE TO EXTERIOR SKIN AT STA.203 AND L16L, DAMAGE EXCEEDED LIMITATION IAW DC-8 SRM. REMOVED DAMAGE, TREATED AREA IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-8. FABRICATED REPAIR AND INSTALLED IAW DHSK 996-493.
- Difficulty date
- May 1, 2001
- Submitted
- July 25, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N996CF
- Make and model
- Doug DC862F
- Aircraft serial
- 46162
- Aircraft time
- 69,594 hours, 23,185 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 5644981
- 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.