- Difficulty date
- May 25, 2001
- Submitted
- July 25, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Doug DC873F
- Aircraft serial
- 46044
- Aircraft time
- 88,247 hours, 28,534 cycles
- Part
- Clip
- Part number
- 5643409137
- Condition
- Gouged
- Location
- Lt Wing #4 Spoil
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.
What was found
DURING A MAINTENANCE VISIT FOUND GOUGED DAMAGE TO L/H WING #4 SPOILER O/B HINGE FITTING CLIP, DAMAGE EXCEEDED LIMITATIONS IAW DC-8 SRM. /////CORRECTIVE ACTION///// REMOVED DAMAGE, TREATED AREA IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-8. FABRICATED PART AND INSTALLED IAW DC-8 SRM 57-1-0, 51-1-21.