N815AX
Operators of this aircraft
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No operator established for this aircraft.
Accident & incident history
No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.
Maintenance disclosures
Service Difficulty Reports filed with the FAA for this airframe. Filing is largely voluntary — the number of reports is not a measure of reliability. To verify a report, search its control number at the FAA SDRS site.
80 reports on file, 1995-05-17 – 2004-11-10.
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 74,270 hrs · 27,661 cycles
FLOORBEAM AT STA 52, RIGHT BUTTLINE 51 HAD CORROSION ON BOTTOM CAP. REPAIRED AREA IAW REA D853-50309MR.
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 74,270 hrs · 27,661 cycles
CORROSION FUSELAGE SKIN STA 1040, LONGERON 36. DEFERRED TIL 9-6-04 IAW REA D853-50415, IAW ABX GMM CHAPTER 1 07-04. FABRICATED DOUBLER AND FILLER IAW REA D853-50292MR. ALODINED AND PRIMED DOUBLER FILLER AND SKIN IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-8. INSTALLED DOUBLER AND FILLER IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-20D.
Earlier reports · 1995–2003 · 78 reports
2003
Part: FITTING — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 73,357 hrs · 27,127 cycles
FITTING IN RT WHEEL WELL DAMAGED (CRACKED). FABRICATED NEW PART REF: ST-9300-01 AND PARTS FABRICATION RECORD WO 600179300 AND IAW SRM.
Part: FITTING — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 73,357 hrs · 27,127 cycles
FITTING IN RIGHT WHEEL WELL DAMAGED (CRACKED). FABRICATED NEW PART REF: ST-9300-01 AND PARTS FABRICATION RECORD WO 600179300 AND IAW SRM.
Part: CABLE — BROKEN (LANDING GEAR) · airframe 73,250 hrs · 27,061 cycles
AFTER TAKEOFF, LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. GOT (MAIN GEAR SPOILERS INOP) LIGHT. PERFORMED ABNORMALS, GEAR RETRACTED. ALL OTHER INDICATIONS NORMAL. PRESSURIZATION OK. - REPLACED ANTI-RETRACTION CABLE IAW DC8 MM 32-31-00-2-0003. TESTED AND OPS CHECKED GOOD DURING GEAR SWING IAW MM 32-31-00-2-0003.
Part: FRAME — DAMAGED (CARGO DOOR) · airframe 73,012 hrs · 26,914 cycles
REMOVE AND REPLACE STUB FRAME IN MAIN CARGO DOOR AT STA 183.5. REMOVED STUB FRAME, LOCATED AND DRILLED, AND INSTALLED STUB FRAME IAW ABX REA D852-46043MR AND DC-8 SRM 51-1-24.
Part: DOOR FRAME — CRACKED (DOOR) · airframe 73,012 hrs · 26,914 cycles
UPPER LATCH HOOK MOUNT HOLE AT STA 196.5 HAD CRACK INDICATION. REMOVED DAMAGED FRAME, LOCATED, DRILLED, AND DEBURRED NEW FRAME, INSTALLED IAW ABX REA D852-46041MR AND DC-8 SRM 51-1-21 AND 51-1-8.
Part: STRUCTURE — CRACKED (DOOR) · airframe 73,012 hrs · 26,914 cycles
CENTER LATCH HOOK MOUNT HOLE AT STA 203.5 HAD CRACK INDICATION. REPAIRED AREA IAW ABX REA D852-46041MR.
Part: DOOR FRAME — DAMAGED (CARGO DOOR) · airframe 73,012 hrs · 26,914 cycles
CUT AND SPLICE MAIN CARGO DOOR FRAME AT STA 233.5. CUT AND REMOVED DOOR FRAME, AND SPLICED IN NEW SECTION IAW ABX REA D852-46041MR AND DC-8 SRM 51-1-20D.
Part: DOOR FRAME — CRACKED (DOOR) · airframe 73,012 hrs · 26,914 cycles
UPPER LATCH HOOK MOUNT HOLE AT STA 153.0 HAD CRACK INDICATION. REPAIRED AREA IAW ABX REA D852-46041MR.
Part: DOOR FRAME — CRACKED (DOOR) · airframe 73,012 hrs · 26,914 cycles
UPPER LATCH HOOK MOUNT HOLE AT STA 163.5 HAD CRACK INDICATION. REPAIRED AREA IAW ABX REA D852-46041MR.
Part: DOOR FRAME — CRACKED (DOOR) · airframe 73,012 hrs · 26,914 cycles
UPPER LATCH HOOK MOUNT HOLE AT STA 176.5 HAD CRACK INDICATION. REPLACED STUB FRAME IAW ABX REA D852-46043MR.
Part: DOOR FRAME — CRACKED (DOOR) · airframe 73,012 hrs · 26,914 cycles
CENTER LATCH HOOK MOUNT HOLE AT STA 167.0 HAD CRACK INDICATION. REPAIRED AREA IAW ABX REA D852-46043MR.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (RT WING) · airframe 73,012 hrs · 26,914 cycles
HOLE NR 2 ON RIGHT WING AT XFS 515, SHOWED CRACK INDICATION IN SKIN DURING INSPECTION. REPAIRED AREA IAW ABX REA D857-46040MR.
Part: SPAR — DAMAGED (RT WING) · airframe 73,012 hrs · 26,914 cycles
RIGHT FORWARD LOWER SPAR HAD EXISTING CUTOUT THAT EXCEEDED THE LIMITS OF THE SERVICE REWORK DRAWING SR-8570012. FABRICATED FILLER IAW ABX REA D857-46655MR. ALODINED AND PRIMED IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-8. INSTALLED IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-21.
Part: DOOR FRAME — DAMAGED (CARGO DOOR) · airframe 73,012 hrs · 26,914 cycles
REMOVE AND REPLACE STUB FRAME AT MAIN CARGO DOOR STA 143.5. REMOVED STUB FRAME IAW DC-9 SRM 51-1-21. RECEIVED SERVICEABLE FRAME, LOCATED AND DRILLED FASTENER HOLES IAW ABX REA D852-46043MR AND DC-8 SRM 51-1-24. INSTALLED SERVICEABLE FRAME IAW ABX REA D852-46043MR AND DC-8 SRM 51-3-0.
Part: DOOR FRAME — DAMAGED (CARGO DOOR) · airframe 73,012 hrs · 26,914 cycles
CUT AND SPLICE MAIN CARGO DOOR FRAME AT STA 147. CUT AND REMOVED DOOR FRAME SECTION, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED FRAME SECTION AND SPLICES IAW ABX REA D852-46043MR AND DC-8 SRM 51-1-20D.
Part: DOOR FRAME — DAMAGED (CARGO DOOR) · airframe 73,012 hrs · 26,914 cycles
REMOVE AND REPLACE STUB FRAME IN MAIN CARGO DOOR STA 217. REMOVED, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED NEW FRAME IAW ABX REA D852-46043MR AND DC-8 SRM 51-3-0.
Part: DOOR FRAME — DAMAGED (CARGO DOOR) · airframe 73,012 hrs · 26,914 cycles
CUT AND SPLICE MAIN CARGO DOOR FRAME AT STA 187. CUT AND NEW SECTION SPLICED IN IAW ABX REA D852-46043MR.
Part: DOOR FRAME — DAMAGED (CARGO DOOR) · airframe 73,012 hrs · 26,914 cycles
CUT AND SPLICE MAIN CARGO DOOR AT FRAME STA 213.5. CUT AND NEW SECTION SPLICED IAW ABX REA D852-46043MR AND DC-8 SRM 51-1-8, 51-1-20D, AND 51-3-0.
Part: DOOR FRAME — DAMAGED (CARGO DOOR) · airframe 73,012 hrs · 26,914 cycles
REMOVE AND REPLACE STUB FRAME IN MAIN CARGO DOOR STA 223.5. REMOVED STUB FRAME, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED FRAME IAW ABX REA D852-46043MR AND DC-8 SRM 51-3-0 AND 51-1-20D.
Part: DOOR FRAME — DAMAGED (CARGO DOOR) · airframe 73,012 hrs · 26,914 cycles
CUT AND SPLICE MAIN CARGO DOOR FRAME AT STA 247. REMOVED DAMAGED FRAME SECTION, FABRICATED NEW SECTION AND SPLICES, AND INSTALLED IAW ABX REA D852-46043MR AND DC-8 SRM 51-1-8.
Part: DOOR FRAME — DAMAGED (CARGO DOOR) · airframe 73,012 hrs · 26,914 cycles
REMOVE AND REPLACE MAIN CARGO DOOR STUB FRAME AT STA 243.5. REMOVED AND REPLACED MAIN CARGO DOOR STUB FRAME IAW ABX REA D852-46043MR AND DC-8 SRM 51-1-21, 51-3-0, AND 51-1-20D.
Part: DOOR FRAME — DAMAGED (CARGO DOOR) · airframe 73,012 hrs · 26,914 cycles
CUT AND SPLICE MAIN CARGO DOOR FRAME AT STA 227. CUT AND REMOVED DOOR FRAME, INSTALLED SPLICED SECTION IAW ABX REA D852-46043MR AND DC-8 SRM 51-1-20.
Part: DOOR FRAME — DAMAGED (CARGO DOOR) · airframe 73,012 hrs · 26,914 cycles
REMOVE AND REPLACE MAIN CARGO DOOR STUB FRAME STA 237. REMOVED AND REPLACED MAIN CARGO DOOR STUB FRAME IAW ABX REA D852-46043MR AND DC-8 SRM 51-1-8, 51-1-24, AND 51-3-0.
Part: DOOR FRAME — DAMAGED (CARGO DOOR) · airframe 73,012 hrs · 26,914 cycles
REMOVE AND REPLACE MAIN CARGO DOOR STUB FRAME AT STA 157. REMOVED AND REPLACED MAIN CARGO DOOR STUB FRAME IAW ABX REA D852-46043MR AND DC-8 SRM 51-1-24 AND 51-1-21.
Part: DOOR FRAME — DAMAGED (CARGO DOOR) · airframe 73,012 hrs · 26,914 cycles
REMOVE AND REPLACE MAIN CARGO DOOR STUB FRAME STA 173.8. REMOVED AND REPLACED MAIN CARGO DOOR STUB FRAME IAW ABX REA D852-46043MR AND DC-8 SRM 51-1-21.
Part: MOUNT — DAMAGED (CARGO DOOR) · airframe 73,012 hrs · 26,914 cycles
MAIN CARGO DOOR FRAMES LATCH MOUNT HOLES OVERSIZED. REPAIRED AREA IAW ABX REA D852-46043MR.
Part: DOOR FRAME — CRACKED (DOOR) · airframe 73,012 hrs · 26,914 cycles
CENTER LATCH HOOK MOUNT HOLE STA 207.0 HAD CRACK INDICATION. REMOVED DOOR FRAME, FABRICATED NEW FRAME SECTION AND SPLICES, AND INSTALLED IAW ABX REA D852-46041MR, DC-8 SRM 51-1-8 AND 51-1-20D.
Part: DOOR FRAME — CRACKED (DOOR) · airframe 73,012 hrs · 26,914 cycles
UPPER LATCH HOOK MOUNT HOLE AT STA 253.0 HAD CRACK INDICATION. CUT AND REMOVED DOOR FRAME, FABRICATED SPLICES FOR FRAME REPAIR, LOCATED & DRILLED NEW FRAME SECTION AND SPLICES, INSTALLED IAW ABX REA D852-46041MR, DC-8 SRM 51-3-2, 51-1-20D, AND 51-1-21.
Part: MOUNT — CRACKED (DOOR) · airframe 73,012 hrs · 26,914 cycles
UPPER LATCH HOOK MOUNT HOLE AT STA 193 HAD CRACK INDICATION. REPAIRED AREA IAW ABX REA D852-46041MR.
Part: MOUNT — CRACKED (DOOR) · airframe 73,012 hrs · 26,914 cycles
LOWER LATCH HOOK MOUNT HOLE AT STA 256.5 HAD CRACK INDICATION. REPAIRED AREA IAW ABX REA D852-46041MR.
Part: UPLOCK — MALFUNCTIONED (NLG) · airframe 72,983 hrs · 26,896 cycles
CREW REPORTED DURING GEAR UPLATCH CHECK, NOSE GEAR SHOWED NOT UP AND LOCKED. GEAR HANDLE WOULD NOT SEAT INTO UPLATCH POSITION. RECYCLED GEAR DOWN AND UP AS PER ABNORMAL PROCEDURES. RED UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ON. AFTER SECOND RECYCLE ATTEMPT, UNSAFE LIGHT AND NOSE GEAR LIGHT OFF. SECOND UPLATCH CHECK SATISFACTORY. INSPECTED NOSE GEAR UPLATCH SYSTEM AND CABLES. NO DEFECTS NOTED. RAISED AIRCRAFT AND PERFORMED NOSE GEAR CONTROL VALVE TEST AND UPLATCH CHECK. ALL PERFORMED AS REQUIRED IAW DC-8 MM 32-32-11-2. NO DEFECTS NOTED. LUBRICATED CONTROL VALVE CABLES AS PRECAUTION.
2002
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 72,902 hrs · 26,839 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHTS BATTERY PACK WOULD NOT CHARGE. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY AND RELAY PACK IAW DC-8 MM 33-50-01. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (F.S. 216) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 72,902 hrs · 26,839 cycles
LOWER BELLY SKIN AFT OF ANTENNA F.S. 216 BETWEEN LONGERON 33 RIGHT AND 34 RIGHT WAS CORRODED. REPAIRED AREA IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-8.
Part: FIRE DETECTOR — FALSE INDICATION (CARGO BAY) · airframe 72,493 hrs · 26,575 cycles
ON ONE MILE FINAL, THE LOWER CARGO FIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. MX DISPLAY SHOWED "FWD A FIRE". EMERGENCY DECLARED INTO KILN BY CREW. LANDED AND CLEARED RUNWAY, TOWER AND CRASH CREW OBSERVED NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE. APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES AFTER, CARGO FIRE INDICATED LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. TAXIED TO GATE AND DID BATTERY SHUT DOWN. INSPECTED CARGO HOLD 1 AND 2, NO FIRE. PERFORMED FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM TEST. SYSTEM CHECKED GOOD. PERFORMED ADJUSTMENT/TEST IAW DC-8 SMM 26-15-00. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: BUSHING — DEFECTIVE (RT MLG) · airframe 72,244 hrs · 26,408 cycles
UNABLE TO RETRACT GEAR ON FIRST ATTEMPT. GROUND COOLING AND BLOWAWAY JET RETRACTED NORMALLY. REMOVED THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR, REPLACED GEAR BUSHING IAW DC-8 MM. REINSTALLED RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. SWING AND OPS CHECKED GOOD. REPLACED BLOW AWAY JET SWITCH AND OPS CHECKED GOOD.
2001
Part: DOOR — MISSING (RT MLG) · airframe 72,040 hrs · 26,284 cycles
DURING MAINTENANCE POST FLIGHT WALKAROUND, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR CENTER DOOR WAS MISSING. INSTALLED THE MAIN GEAR CENTER DOOR IAW DC-8 MM 32-12-01.
Part: PROBE — DAMAGED (NR 1 ENGINE) · airframe 71,891 hrs · 26,216 cycles
NR 1 ENGINE EGT AT V1 WENT TO 575 DEGREES AND INCREASED, REDUCE POWER BY 1 KNOB. DURING INITIAL TAKEOFF ROLL ALL PARAMETERS WERE NORMAL. NR 4 ENGINE, SAME AS NR 1 ENGINE. FOUND THE NR 1 ENGINE EGT PROBES NR 2 AND NR 6 DAMAGED, FOUND THE NR 4 ENGINE EGT WIRE SHORTED TO GROUND, REPAIRED AS REQUIRED IAW DC-8 MM.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED · airframe 71,848 hrs · 26,195 cycles
RIGHT WING AT STATION XW 253 OUTBD OF #3 PYLON AT LEADING EDGE, WAS CRACKED. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED THE AREA IAW DC-8 SRM 57-2-1 FIG 2H.
Part: FITTING — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 71,848 hrs · 26,195 cycles
L24L SUPPORT FITTING AT STATION 960 WAS CRACKED AT UPPER FORWARD SIDE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE STUB FITTING IAW REA D 853-41938MR.
Part: DOOR — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 71,848 hrs · 26,195 cycles
MAIN CARGO DOOR LOWER FORWARD CORNER SKIN AND FRAME CRACKED. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED THE AREA IAW REA D852-41939MR AND REA 852-41940MR.
Part: FITTING — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 71,848 hrs · 26,195 cycles
FUSELAGE INTERIOR LONGERON SPLICE FITTING CRACKED AT FS 680.5, RIGHT LONGERON 10 AT UPPER NUT ANGLE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE SPLICE FITTING IAW SRM 51-1-20D.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 71,848 hrs · 26,195 cycles
FUSELAGE EXTERIOR SKIN AT LEFT MID SERVICE DOOR CUTOUT FS 1287, CRACKED AT DOOR STRUT ATTACH POINT. MAINTENANCE INSTALLED A DOUBLER REPAIR AT FUSELAGE IAW REA D853-41936MR.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 71,848 hrs · 26,195 cycles
FUSELAGE RIB AT FS 880 LEFT WAS CRACKED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RIB AT FS 880 LEFT, IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-21.
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 71,848 hrs · 26,195 cycles
MAIN CARGO DOOR BOTTOM Z- ANGLE CRACKED AT FASTENER BS 140 AND BS 160. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE Z-ANGLE AT BS 140 AND 160 IAW DC-8 SRM 53-01-0 AND 51-01-20.
Part: LONGERON — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 71,848 hrs · 26,195 cycles
L24L FOUND CRACKED AT FORWARD MAIN ATTACH BOLT HOLE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED L24L IAW REA D853-41938MR.
Part: DOUBLER — CORRODED · airframe 71,848 hrs · 26,195 cycles
CORROSION FOUND AT FUSELAGE STATION 960 LEFT AT FLOOR LINE FINGER DOUBLER. MAINTENANCE INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR IAW REA D853-41935MR.
Part: FITTING — CRACKED · airframe 71,848 hrs · 26,195 cycles
LEFT WHEEL WELL LONGERON 24, FUSALAGE STATION 960, SUPPORT FITTING WAS CRACKED AND CORRODED AT UPPER FORWARD AND AFT HORIZONTAL FLANGES. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE FITTING AT STATION 960 IAW REA D853-41938MR.
2000
Part: SEAL — CUT (NR 3 ENGINE) · airframe 70,933 hrs · 25,692 cycles
TWENTY MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF FROM EWR, THE NR 3 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE FLUCTUATED AND OIL QUANTITY DROPPED TO APPROX. ZERO GALLONS. THE CREW SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN IN FLIGHT, IAW ABX PROCEDURES. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND THE NR 3 FRONT ACCESSORY HOUSING O-RING CUT. RE-PACKED AND RE-INSTALLED THE ACCESSORY HOUSING IAW PRATT AND WHITNEY JT3D7 MM 72-00. REMOVED AND INSPECTED THE NR 3 ENGINE OIL FILTER. NO CONTAMINATION WAS FOUND. REPLACED FILTER IAW DC-8 MM 70-20-07. PERFORMED ENGINE PERFORMANCE RUN AND LEAK CHECKS IAW DC-8 MM 71-00. OPERATION AND LEAK CHECKS WERE SATISFACTORY. *** S/D: SEAL PART NUMBER 745465 ADDED TO REPORT 12/14/00. ***
Part: PIN — OUT OF ADJ (COCKPIT) · airframe 70,090 hrs · 25,294 cycles
CAPTAIN''S SEAT SLID BACK IN IT''S TRACK TWO NOTCHES ON TAKEOFF, APPROACH AND LANDING. ADJUSTED LOCKING PINS IAW DC8 MM, OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: SEAT — WORN (COCKPIT) · airframe 70,087 hrs · 25,291 cycles
CAPTAIN''S SEAT SLID BACK ONE NOTCH ON SHORT FINAL APPROACH. REPLACED CAPTAIN''S SEAT IAW DC8 MM.
1999
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (WS 76)
THE FORWARD END OF LOWER LEFT WING SKIN DOUBLER WAS CORRODED. REPAIRED LEFT WING SKIN DOUBLER AT XRS 76 AND STRINGER 58 IAW ABX REA D857-33115MR.
Part: SPAR — CRACKED (HORIZONTAL STAB)
RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER SPAR WEB CRACKED AT LOWER LIP OF LIGHTENING HOLE AT STATION XE 79.000. REPAIRED IAW ABX REA D855-33601 MR.
Part: ENGINE — DEFECTIVE (NR 4)
DURING CRUISE, NR 4 OIL QUANTITY DROPPED TO ZERO, OIL PRESSURE FLUCTUATED 20-45 PSI. ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN. AFTER SHUTDOWN, OIL PRESSURE MAINTAINED 0-5 PSI. ENGINE WINDMILLED FOR 48 MINUTES. REPLACED NR 4 ENGINE IAW ABX WORK CARD 8090501, DC8 A AND B.
1998
Part: INDICATION — MALFUNCTIONED (LANDING GEAR)
WHEN PERFORMING LANDING GEAR UPLATCH CHECK, RED LANDING GEAR NOT LATCHED LIGHT ILLUMINATED. RECYCLED GEAR, SAME RESULTS. OPS CHECKED LANDING GEAR. CLEARANCE CHECKS ALL FELL WITHIN LIMITS. NO DEFECTS NOTED.
Part: SWITCH — LACK OF LUBE (LT MLG DOOR)
DURING GEAR UPLATCH CHECK, GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. RECYCLED GEAR SEVERAL TIMES. DETERMINED THAT LEFT MAIN GEAR DOOR WAS NOT LATCHED. INSPECTED, CLEANED AND LUBRICATED GEAR SWITCHES. OPS CHECKED NORMAL IAW DC8 MM.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (CARGO DOOR)
CARGO DOOR WEB IS CRACKED AT UPPER AFT CORNER AND FLANGE IS BROKEN AT DOOR PAN. REPAIRED INNER SKIN, CARGO DOOR IAW ABX REA D852-24277MR.
Part: SWITCH — WORN (LT MLG)
LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR UPLATCH FAILED DURING CLIMB. RECYCLED GEAR SEVERAL TIMES, NO CHANGE. AFTER ENCOUNTERING TURBULENCE, LIGHT WENT OUT AND REMAINED OUT. REPLACED LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR UPLATCH SWITCH IAW DC8 MM 32-60-00. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: DRAG LINK — WORN (LT MLG)
RED GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING GEAR UPLATCH CHECK ACCOMPANIED BY NOT LATCHED LIGHT ON LEFT GEAR. RECYCLED GEAR, NO HELP. REPLACED WORN DRAG LINK KNUCKLES ON LEFT AND RIGHT GEAR IAW DC8 MM 32-11-03. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: SWITCH — DEFECTIVE (LT MLG)
ON DEPARTURE, DURING GEAR UPLATCH CHECK, GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. PERFORMED ALTERNATE UPLATCH CHECK AND CONFIRMED TO BE LEFT MAIN GEAR UPLATCH. RECYCLED GEAR, SAME RESULTS. REPLACED LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR UPLATCH SWITCH IAW DC8 MM 32-60-00. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: CONNECTOR — BROKEN (LT MLG WW)
AFTER TAKEOFF AND GEAR RETRACTION, GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AFTER GEAR RECYCLE AND 2 SUBSEQUENT UPLATCH CHECKS LIGHT WENT OUT. REPLACED CANNON PLUG P1-1387 IAW WIRING DIAGRAM 32-61-01. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: SWITCH — DEFECTIVE (LT MLG)
GEAR UPLATCH CHECK FAILED. LEFT GEAR LIGHT ON. RECYCLED GEAR, LIGHTS WENT OUT. REPLACED LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR UPLOCK SWITCH, OPS CHECK AND INDICATION WAS GOOD IAW DC8 MM 32-21-3.
Part: SWITCH — CORRODED (LT MLG)
DURING GEAR UPLATCH CHECK, LEFT MAIN GEAR LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH RED GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT. REPLACED LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOWNLOCK SWITCH IAW DC8 MM 32-60-0. ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL.
Part: SWITCH — DEFECTIVE (LT MLG)
LANDING GEAR UPLATCH CHECK FAILED. RED GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT AND LEFT MAIN\NGEAR DOOR UNLATCHED LIGHT ILLUMINATED. RECYCLED GEAR, NO CHANGE. PERFORMED ALTERNATE UPLATCH CHECK. REPLACED LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR PROXIMITY SWITCH IAW DC8 MM 32-60-0, OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: UPLATCH SWITCH — DEFECTIVE (LT MLG DOOR)
GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING GEAR UPLATCH CHECK. LEFT LANDING GEAR DOOR INDICATED UNLATCHED ON FLIGHT ENGINEERS PANEL. RECYCLED GEAR, SAME RESULT. *S/D* REPLACED LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR UPLATCH SWITCH IAW DC8 MM 32-60-00, OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: TEE CAP — CORRODED (WS 45)
LEFT AUX TANK TEE CAP CORRODED AT WING STA XFS 45.00 TO XFS 107.50. REPAIRED IAW REA D857-21955 MR.
Part: FRAME — BROKEN (BS 1400)
STA 1400 MAIN FRAME ABOVE LONGERON 35R HAS BOTTOM LEG BROKEN OUT. REPAIRED IAW REA D853-21958MR.
Part: PANEL — CRACKED (RT WING)
SKIN PANEL ON RIGHT WING HAS CRACK INDICATIONS AT 7 LOCATIONS. REPAIRED IAW REA D857-21983MR.
Part: PANEL — CRACKED (WS 69.5)
LEFT WING LOWER 69.5 SKIN PANEL HAS CRACK INDICATIONS IN FIVE PLACES. REPAIRED IAW ABX REA D857-21963 MR.
1997
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DURING PREFLIGHT INSPECTION, FOUND EMERGENCY LIGHTS TO BE DIM. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK IAW DC8 MM, OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: OIL PRESS VLV — DEFECTIVE (NR 4 ENGINE)
DURING DESCENT, NR 4 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO 32 PSI AND LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON, QTY AND TEMP WERE OK. SECURED NR 4 ENGINE. REPLACED OIL PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE SEAT AND SPRINGS IAW DC8 MM CH 80. RAN ENGINE, OPS CHECK AND LEAK CHECKED GOOD IAW DC8 MM 79-00.
Part: SKIN — GAPPED (NR 2 PYLON)
A GAP WAS DISCOVERED BETWEEN NR 2 PYLON APRON AND COWLING AT FWD LEADING EDGE. REPAIRED IAW ABX REA D854-20688.
Part: RELIEF VALVE — DEFECTIVE (NR 3 ENGINE)
ON DESCENT FROM FL 280 TO FL 230, NR 3 ENGINE LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED; 35 PSI INDICATED. AFTER RETARDING THROTTLE TO IDLE AND LEVELING OFF AT FL 230, PRESSURE DROPPED FURTHER TO 32 PSI. SECURED ENGINE, OIL TEMP 90 DEGREES CELSIUS, QTY 3.5 GALS. DELAYED LUBRICATION OF FUEL CONTROL DUE TO RISK OF SATURATION. ACCOMPLISHED LUBRICATION 40 MINUTES AFTER SHUTDOWN. EN ROUTE N1-25 PERCENT, N2-40 PERCENT, OIL PRESSURE- 32 PSI, MACH .57. REPLACED OIL PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE SPRINGS AND SEATS IAW JT3D MM CHAPTER 72-00. REPLACED MAIN OIL SCREEN IAW PRATT AND WHITNEY JT3D MM 72-00. IDLE OIL PRESSURE 43 PSI, 50 PSI AT TAKEOFF POWER. FOUND TO BE WITHIN LIMITS AT THIS TIME IAW DC-8 MM 79-31-00.
Part: ENGINE — FAILED (NR 3)
ON CLIMBOUT WITH MCT SET, ALL ENGINE INDICATIONS NORMAL. A POWER LOSS WAS OBSERVED ON NR 3 ENGINE, WITH THE FOLLOWING INDICATIONS; N1-22 PERCENT, N2-0 PERCENT, FUEL FLOW-'0', OIL QUANTITY-5 GALS, AND OIL TEMP 25 DEGREES AND COOLING DOWN. ENGINE WAS SECURED AT 0515 Z, ELECTED NOT TO RESTART DUE TO ABNORMAL INDICATION OF N2. UNABLE TO COOL DOWN FUEL CONTROL DUE TO ABNORMAL N2. FOUND TOWER SHAFT SHEARED. REPLACED NR 3 ENGINE IAW J-7002.
1996
Part: BATTERY RACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTING FAILS TEST ON A-1 CHECK. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHTING BATTERY RACK ASSEMBLY, OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW DC-8 MM 33-50-0.
Part: RETRACT MECH — MALFUNCTIONED (LANDING GEAR)
DURING APPROACH WHEN LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS LOWERED, GEAR STAYED UP. EXECUTED MISSED APPROACH. ON 2ND APPROACH, RECYCLED GEAR AND GEAR CAME DOWN NORMALLY WITH NORMAL INDICATION. PERFORMED ADJUSTMENT TEST IAW DC8 M.M. 32-30-0. OPS CHECK GOOD NUMEROUS TIMES.
1995
Part: RELIEF VALVE — NICKED (NR 2 ENGINE)
DURING CRUISE, NT 2 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO 5 P.S.I. NR 2 ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN. INSPECTED NR 2 ENGINE OIL FILTER AND NO DISCREPANCIES WERE FOUND. REPLACED OIL FILTER ASSEMBLY I/A/W DC8 MM. REPLACED ENGINE OIL RELIEF VALVE AND ADJUSTED THE OIL PRESSURE I/A/W DC8 MM AND PWA MM, CHAPTER 72. GROUND RAN ENGINE AND ALL INDICATIONS WERE GOOD. NO LEAKS WERE NOTED.
Part: DRIVE LINK — CRACKED (RT FLAP)
DURING COMPLIANCE OF AD 88-10-07, ASB A27-269, FOUND THE RIGHT FLAP DRIVE LINK CRACKED AT POINT-J USING ULTRASONIC METHOD OF INSPECTION. REPLACED RIGHT FLAP DRIVE LINK IAW DC8 MM.
Part: LINE — RUPTURED (LT TR UNIT)
DURING ROLLOUT, THE THRUST REVERSER SYSTEM HYDRAULIC RETURN LINE RUPTURED. DEFERRED AND DEACTIVATED THE T/R SYSTEM. INSPECTED AND PREPARED AIRCRAFT FOR FERRY FLIGHT TO ILN, AT ILN, THE HYDRAULIC LINE WAS REPLACED. SYSTEM OPERATIONALLY AND LEAKED CHECKED GOOD IAW DC-8 MM CHAPTER 78 AND 29.