What was found
DURING A MAINTENANCE VISIT, FOUND FRAME CRACKED AT STA 80 AND LONGERON 21 RIGHT. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER AND FILLERS, BONDED IAW DC-8 SRM 53-2-0 AND 51-1-21. TREATED AREA IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-8.
- Difficulty date
- April 20, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N796FT
- Make and model
- Doug DC873F
- Aircraft serial
- 46104
- System (JASC)
- 5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame
- Part
- Frame
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 80
- 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.