What was found
DURING COMPLIANCE BOEING S/B DC8-53-061R4 VISUALLY DETECTED RT MLG SUPPORT FITTING CRACKED IN TWO PLACES. UPPER AREA .875 INCH AND AFT UPPER AREA CRACK EXTENDING UP AND OUT INTO SUPPORT FITTING FLANGE.
- Difficulty date
- July 30, 2002
- Submitted
- July 30, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N865F
- Make and model
- Doug DC863F
- Aircraft serial
- 46088
- Aircraft time
- 76,397 hours, 25,096 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5343 · Fuselage, Landing Gear Attach Fittings
- Part
- Support Fitting
- Part number
- 57500922
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- Part time
- 76,397 hours, 25,096 cycles
- 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.