What was found
DURING A MAINTENANCE VISIT FOUND CHAFF DAMAGE TO LT WING L/E RIB AT STA. XS250, DAMAGE EXCEEDED LIMITATIONS IAW DC-8 SRM. REMOVED DAMAGE, TREATED AREA IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-8. FABRICATED REPAIR AND INSTALLED IAW DC-8 SRM 57-2-0 FIG2.
- Difficulty date
- June 15, 2001
- Submitted
- July 25, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N606AL
- Make and model
- Doug DC873F
- Aircraft serial
- 46044
- Aircraft time
- 88,247 hours, 28,534 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5712 · Wing, Rib/Bulkhead
- Part
- Rib
- Part number
- 5769859
- Condition
- Chafed
- Location
- Lt 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.