N817AX

Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 84,719 hrs · 27,691 cycles

FOUND MAIN ENTRANCE DOOR EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INTERMITTENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED MAIN ENTRY DOOR LIGHT ASSEMBLY AS REQUIRED PER DC-8 MM.

Part: WIRE — BROKEN (MLG CONNECTOR) · airframe 84,583 hrs · 27,541 cycles

PLACING GEAR HANDLE DOWN, NOSE GEAR LIGHT WOULD NOT COME ON WITH NO RED UNSAFE LIGHT. PERFORMED GEAR RECYCLE, VERIFIED. FOUND BROKEN WIRE AT CONNECTOR P1-215, PIN 6 WIRE NO G323G20 AT NOSE LANDING GEAR DOWN LIMIT SWITCH. REPLACED RECEPTICAL AT P1-215 IAW DC-8 WDM 32-61-01. OPS CHECKED GOOD.

Part: O-RING — FAILED (CONTROL VALVE) · airframe 84,441 hrs · 27,411 cycles

OUT OF MSP ENROUTE TO ILN, THE CREW REPORTED HYDRAULIC QUANTITY LOSS DOWN TO THE STANDPIPE. FOUND O-RING ON SLOT CONTACT VALVE BLOWN. REMOVED AND REPLACED O-RINGS ON SLOT CONTROL VALVE AS REQUIRED. MOVED ALL FLIGHT SURFACES SEVERAL CYCLES. SERVICED HYDRAULICS TO MAXIMUM. NO LEAKS NOTED FROM RIGHT MANIFOLD.

Part: SPAR CAP — DAMAGED (LT WING) · airframe 84,095 hrs · 27,098 cycles

FRONT SPAR CAP AT NR 3 PYLON, INSIDE NR 4 MAIN TANK, HAD 3 EACH OVERSIZE HOLES. REPAIRED IAW REA D857-50013MR.

Part: SKIN — CORRODED (TORQUE BOX) · airframe 84,095 hrs · 27,098 cycles

LEFT WHEEL WELL AFT TORQUE BOX LOWER SKIN, STA 980, INSIDE TORQUE WELL, CORRODED. REPAIRED AREA IAW REA D853-50008MR, REV A.

Part: LONGERON — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 84,095 hrs · 27,098 cycles

FORWARD CARGO STA 480, LONGERON 31 LEFT CORRODED. FABRICATED REPAIR AND REPAIRED AREA IAW REA D853-49998-MR.

Part: LONGERON — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 84,095 hrs · 27,098 cycles

FORWARD CARGO STA 600, LONGERON 31 LEFT, CORRODED. REPAIRED AREA IAW REA D853-50003-MR.

Part: SKIN — CORRODED (CENTER WING) · airframe 84,095 hrs · 27,098 cycles

MAIN CABIN FS 759, RIGHT BUTT LINE 8, WING CENTER SECTION, CORRODED. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER AND REPAIRED AREA IAW REA D857-49995-MR.

Part: SEAT — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT) · airframe 83,669 hrs · 26,744 cycles

FLIGHT ENGENEERS SEAT FELL DURING TAKE OFF AND INITIAL CLIMB. VERTICAL HOLD INOPERATIVE WITH SEAT POSITIONED FORWARD AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE. SEAT NOT SAFE FOR FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED FLIGHT ENGINEER'S SEAT ASSEMBLY AS REQUIRED IAW DC-8 AMM. OPS CHECKED GOOD.

Part: ACTUATOR — BROKEN (T/E FLAP) · airframe 83,575 hrs · 26,656 cycles

DURING FLAP EXTENTION ON FINAL APPROACH AT APPROXIMATELY 5 DEGREES FLAPS, THE RIGHT AND LEFT FLAP INDICATORS SPLIT APPROXIMATELY 5-8 DEGREES WITH AN AIRCRAFT ROLL. FURTHER EXTENTION, EVENED OUT. FOUND LEFT MID WING FLAP ACTUATOR AND LINK BROKEN. REPLACED FLAP ACTUATOR IAW DC8 MM 27-51-09-4-0001.

Part: SEAT — LACK OF LUBE (COCKPIT) · airframe 83,542 hrs · 26,628 cycles

FLIGHT ENGINEER'S SEAT FELL VERTICALLY, WOULD NOT STAY IN SELECTED VERTICAL POSITION IN TURBULENCE. CLEANED AND LUBRICATED FLIGHT ENGINEER'S VERTICAL ADJUST ON SEAT. OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW DC8 MM 25-00-00.

Part: RELAY — FAILED (CABIN) · airframe 83,099 hrs · 26,259 cycles

EMERGENCY BATTERY WAS GOING DEAD. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHTS BATTERY AND RELAY UNIT IAW DC-8 MM 33-50-01-2. OPS CHECKED GOOD.

Part: SEAL — BLOWN (CONTROL VALVE) · airframe 82,902 hrs · 26,091 cycles

ON CLIMBOUT, HYDRAULIC QUANTITY DROPPED TO STANDPIPE. EMERGENCY DECLARED. FOUND SLOT CONTROL VALVE MOUNT BOLT SEAL BLOWN. REPLACED SEAL. SLOT SYSTEM OPS AND LEAK CHECKED GOOD IAW DC-8 MM.

Part: FLOORBEAM — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 82,708 hrs · 25,930 cycles

FLOORBEAM CRACKED AND EXFOLIATED CORROSION IN THE LEFT WHEEL WELL AT FS STATION 902, LEFT BUTT LINE 50. REPLACED THE FLOORBEAM IAW DC-8 MM AND REA D853-42779.

Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 82,657 hrs · 25,882 cycles

DURING MAINTENANCE PRE-DEPARTURE INSPECTION, FOUND THE COCKPIT AND CABIN EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE RACK ASSEMBLY BATTERY EMERGENCY LIGHT IAW AMM 33-50-02. OPS CHECKED GOOD.

Part: DOOR — OPEN (RIGHT NOSE GEAR) · airframe 82,232 hrs · 25,543 cycles

WHEN LANDING GEAR WAS RETRACTED, SEVERAL KNOCKS WERE HEARD COMING FROM THE NOSE GEAR AREA. NOISES WERE FOLLOWED BY A VIBRATION AND FLUTTER. CREW CYCLED LANDING GEAR AFTER PERFORMING A SUCCESSFULL UPLOCK CHECK. PROBLEM REMAINED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND THE RIGHT NOSE GEAR DOOR TO BE OPEN. PERFORMED GEAR SWING. CYCLED GEAR SEVERAL TIMES. OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW DC-8 MM 32-22-01. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AREA FOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. NONE WAS NOTED.

Part: LATCH — OUT OF ADJ (COCKPIT DOOR) · airframe 81,696 hrs · 25,287 cycles

COCKPIT DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE. ADJUSTED COCKPIT DOOR HANDLE LATCH. OPSCHECKED GOOD.

Part: ACTUATOR — LACK OF LUBE (NLG) · airframe 81,629 hrs · 25,255 cycles

AFTER TAKEOFF, AFTER GEAR RETRACTION, VIBRATION FROM NOSE LANDING GEAR AREA. RECYCLED GEAR, NO HELP. VIBRATION INCREASED WITH AIRSPEED INCREASE. WHEN AIRCRAFT WAS YAWED VIBRATION WENT AWAY. AIR TURNBACK. ON LANDING WHEN NOSE GEAR TOUCHED THE GROUND A CLUNK WAS HEARD. FOUND LEFT NOSE LANDING GEAR DOOR ACTUATOR STICKING. LUBED FORWARD NOSE LANDING GEAR DOOR ACTUATOR. NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

Part: FCU — MALFUNCTIONED (NR 4 ENGINE)

NR 4 ENGINE SLOW ON ACCELERATION TO TAKEOFF POWER. ABORTED TAKEOFF. REPLACED NR 4 ENGINE FUEL CONTROL UNIT IAW DC8 MM 73-20-1. LEAK AND OPS CHECK GOOD.

Part: BULB — FAILED (COCKPIT)

EMERGENCY FAIL LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. UNABLE TO CONFIRM LIGHTS DISARMED. RELAMPED ANNUNCIATOR BULB, OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW DC8 MM 33-50.

Part: DOOR — OUT OF ADJUST (RT MLG)

AFTER TAKEOFF, THERE WAS A LOUD BANG ON GEAR RETRACTION. AS AIRCRAFT ACCELERATED, NOSE GEAR APPEARED TO BE VIBRATING SEVERELY. RECYCLED GEAR, NO HELP. JACKED AIRCRAFT, FOUND NOSE GEAR DOORS NOT FAIRED AND RIGHT GEAR DOOR ADJUSTMENT VERY TIGHT. ADJUSTED DOORS IAW DC8 MM 32-22-01. OPS CHECKED GOOD.

Part: FUEL CONTROL — MALFUNCTION (NR 2 ENGINE)

NR 2 ENGINE FLAMED-OUT AT FL330, FUEL PRESSURE WENT TO ZERO. OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. SECURED ENGINE. OIL QUANTITY WAS 3.2 GALLONS. OIL PRESSURE WAS 25 PSI. ENGINE MOTORED FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS AND 40 MINUTES. REPLACED NR 2 FUEL CONTROL IAW DC8 MM 73-20-00. TRIMMED ENGINE IAW DC8 MM 71-00.

Part: WINDOW — LACK OF LUBE (COCKPIT)

CAPTAIN'S SLIDING WINDOW (EMERGENCY EXIT) WOULD NOT OPEN. LUBRICATED CAPTAIN'S SLIDING WINDOW MECHANISM, OPS CHECKED GOOD.

Part: SEAT TRACK — DAMAGED (RT COCKPIT)

DURING TAKEOFF AND LANDING, FIRST OFFICER'S SEAT CAME OUT OF LOCKED POSITION. REMOVED FIRST OFFICER'S SEAT, REAMED HOLES FOR SEAT LOCK PINS IAW DC8 MM 25-11-01. REINSTALLED SEAT, OPS CHECKED GOOD.

Part: INTERCOSTAL — CRACKED (BS 25)

FORWARD ENTRANCE DOOR JAMB INTERCOSTAL AT STATION 25, LONGERON 15 LEFT WAS CRACKED. REPAIRED IAW ABX REA B853-27620MR.

Part: SWITCH — DEFECTIVE (NR 1 OIL PRESS)

NR 1 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING CRUISE. OIL PRESSURE GAUGE READ 50 PSI. REDUCED POWER, NO HELP. SECURED ENGINE IAW DC8, OPS MANUAL. REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE OIL LOW PRESSURE SWITCH AND MAIN ENGINE OIL FILTER. LEAK AND OPS CHECKED GOOD.

Part: SWITCH — DEFECTIVE (RT MLG)

WHEN LANDING GEAR EXTENDED, RIGHT MAIN GEAR GREEN LIGHT DID NOT COME ON. PERFORMED ABNORMAL PROCEDURES. NO HELP. ACCOMPLISHED TOWER FLY-BY. TOWER REPORTED GEAR DOWN. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. REPLACED RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOWNLOCK SWITCH IAW DC8 MM 32-60-00. OPS CHECKED GOOD.

Part: WINDOW — OUT OF ADJUST (COCKPIT)

CAPTAIN'S CLEARVIEW WINDOW (EMERG EXIT) WOULD NOT SLIDE OPEN COMPLETELY. READJUSTED CLEARVIEW WINDOW IAW DC8 MM .

Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)

EMERGENCY LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE AFTER POWER LOSS. REPLACED EMERGENCY POWER PACK IAW DC8 MM, OPS CHECKED GOOD.

Part: INDICATION — MALFUNCTION (NR 1 ENGINE)

NR 1 ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN DURING FLIGHT DUE TO DECREASING OIL QUANTITY. INSPECTED OIL QUANTITY INDICATION WIRING, DRAINED AND REFILLED OIL TANK WITH KNOWN QUANTITY OF OIL, BAGGED ENGINE DRAIN LINES AND RAN ENGINE AT 75 PERCENT FOR 5 MINUTES. NO LEAKS OR DEFECTS NOTED.

Part: HOTCUP — DEFECTIVE (GALLEY)

OVERHEATING ELECTRICAL SMELL COMING FROM HOT CUP AREA. HOT CUP WAS IN USE AT THE TIME. TURNED HOT CUP OFF AND PULLED CIRCUIT BREAKER, SMELL WENT AWAY. REPLACED HOT CUP.

Part: BOLT — SHEARED (LT TE FLAP)

DURING PREFLIGHT, FOUND LEFT INBOARD FLAP SUPPORT BEARING BOLT SHEARED. REPLACED BOLT IAW DC8 MM 27-51-3.

Part: LINE — RUPTURED (NR 3 ENGINE)

DURING APPROACH, AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED TOTAL HYDRAULIC FAILURE. REPLACED NR 3 ENGINE HYRAULIC PUMP SUCTION LINE AND NR 3 ENGINE THRUST REVERSER RETURN LINE.

Part: PUMP — DEFECTIVE (NR 2 ENGINE)

AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED TOTAL HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FAILURE. PRESSURE DROPPED TO ZERO, WITH QUANTITY GOING DOWN TO STANDPIPE LEVEL. REPLACED NR 2 AND NR 3 HYDRAULIC PUMPS IAW DC8 MM 29-10-2. OPS AND LEAK CHECKED GOOD. ADDITIONAL PARTS: PUMP, PART NR 623337, NR 3 ENGINE. SER NR MX53751.

Part: FITTING — CRACKED (BS 920)

FUSELAGE FITTING AT STATION 920 LT IS CRACKED AND CORRODED. REPAIRED IAW ABX PFEA D853-13007 AND DC8 SRM 51-1-20D.

Part: PANEL — CRACKED (RT WING)

RIGHT WING 505F PANEL HAS CRACKS IN BOLT HOLES. REPAIRED IAW ABX REA D857-20447MR, DC8 SRM 51-1-25 AND 51-1-20D.

Part: DOUBLER — CORRODED (BS 280)

CORROSION FOUND ON INTERNAL DOUBLER, DOOR JAMB, FWD CARGO COMPARTMENT. REPAIRED IAW SRM 51-1-20D AND ABX REA D853-20496MR.

Part: PANEL — CRACKED (RT WING)

RIGHT WING 505F PANEL HAS CRACKS AT BOLT HOLES. REPAIRED ABX REA D857-20447MR, AND SRM 51-1-25.

Part: FITTING — CRACKED (BS 920)

FUSELAGE FITTING AT STATION 920 LT IS CRACKED AND CORRODED. REPAIRED IAW PFEA D853-13007 AND DC8 SRM 51-1-20D.

Part: SPAR CAP — CRACKED (WS 30)

CRACK FOUND BETWEEN TWO L/E ATTACH HOLES ON THE FWD TANG. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED IAW SB 5775119-509 AMD ABX REA D857-20498MR.

Part: DOUBLER — CORRODED (WS 759)

CENTER WING DOUBLER AT STATION 759 CORRODED AT CENTER SPLICE. REPAIRED IAW ABX REA D857-20452MR AND DC8 SRM 51-1-9.

Part: PANEL — CRACKED (LT WING)

LEFT WING 505F PANEL LANDS HAS CRACKS AT BOLT HOLES. REPAIRED IAW ABX REA D857-20448MR.

Part: DOUBLER — CORRODED (BS 759)

CENTER WING DOUBLER AT STATION 759 HAS CORROSION, ON CENTER SPLICE. REPAIRED IAW ABX REA D857-20452MR, DC8 SRM 51-1-9 AND 51-1-20D.

Part: PANEL — CRACKED (LT WING)

LEFT WING PANEL NR 505F HAS CRACKS AT BOLT HOLES. INSTALLED INNER AND OUTER DOUBLER AND RIB CLIP IAW ABX REA 0857-20448MR AND DC8 SRM 51-1-20D.

Part: DOUBLER — CORRODED (BS 680-781)

CENTER WING DOUBLER AT STATION 680 TO 781 HAS CORROSION. REPAIRED WING CENTER SPLICE, DOUBLER IAW ABX REA D857-20460MR.

Part: HINGE — LOOSE (COCKPIT DOOR)

COCKPIT DOOR STICKS IN CLOSED POSITION (PRIMARY COCKPIT EMERGENCY EXIT). REWORKED COCKPIT DOOR CHAFE STRIP AND REINSTALLED SCREWS IN DOOR HINGE.

Part: LINE — LEAKING (LT MLG)

HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FLUID LOSS OCCURED DURING GEAR RETRACTION. FOUND LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR BOGIE-BEAM TRIM CYLINDER LINE BLOWN. REPLACED LINE.

Part: FAN — FAILED (COCKPIT)

WITH LT RECIRCULATING FAN ON AND SUPP HEAT IN LOW, COCKPIT FILLED WITH SMELL OF SOMETHING BURNING. FOUND LT RECIRCULATING FAN BEARING BAD. REPLACED LT RECIRCULATING FAN.

Part: BULB — FAILED (LT MLG)

AFTER GEAR EXTENSION, LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DID NOT INDICATE DOWN AND LOCKED. RECYCLED LANDING GEAR AND LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR INDICATED DOWN AND LOCKED. REPLACED BULB IN LANDING GEAR INDICATOR FOR THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOWN LOCK POSITION AND OPS CHECK GOOD.

Part: FOLLOW-UP MECH — OUT OF ADJUST (LT MLG)

DURING CLIMB, RED GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. RECYCLED LANDING GEAR TWICE AND RED UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. RIGGED LEFT MAIN GEAR FOLLOW-UP MECHANISM IAW DC8 MM, CHAPTER 32-31-5. OPS CHECK GOOD DURING GEAR RETRACTION CHECK.

Part: SEAT — UNLOCKED (RT COCKPIT)

FIRST OFFICER'S SEAT WILL NOT LOCK IN THE FORWARD OR AFT POSITION NEAR THE FORWARD END OF THE SEAT TRACK. ADJUSTED FIRST OFFICER'S SEAT ROLLERS I/A/W DC8 MM, CHAPTER 25. LUBRICATED SEAT ROLLERS AND LATCHING MECHANISM. OPS CHECK OF LATCHING MECHANISM WAS GOOD.

Part: SEAT — DEFECTIVE (RT COCKPIT)

FIRST OFFICER'S SEAT WILL NOT LOCK IN EITHER THE FWD OR AFT POSITION. REPLACED FIRST OFFICER'S SEAT IAW DC8 MM, CHAPTER 25. OPS CHECK OF SEAT ADJUSTMENTS WERE GOOD.

Part: UPLATCH CAM — WORN (LT MLG DOOR)

ON INITIAL GEAR RETRACTION AND UPLATCH CHECK, GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT AND GEAR DOOR NOT LATCHED LIGHT WERE ON. CYCLED GEAR SEVERAL TIMES, NO CHANGE. ACCOMPLISHED ABNORMAL PROCEDURES, CONFIRMED LEFT MLG DOOR NOT LATCHED. RESTRICTED AIRSPEED TO .65 MACH AND CONTINUED TO ILN. FOUND GEAR DOOR UPLATCH CAM WORN FOR LEFT GEAR. REPLACED DOOR ROLLER CAM. SYSTEM OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW DC 8 MM.

Part: PRESS SWITCH — DEFECTIVE (NR 1)

EN ROUTE FROM FLL NR 1 ENGINE SECURED DUE TO ILLUMINATION OF THE NR 1 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT DURING CLIMBOUT. OIL QUANTITY, OIL PRESSURE AND OIL TEMPERATURE WERE NORMAL. THRUST WAS REDUCED, BUT LIGHT REMAINED ON. ENGINE SECURED AT 0222 Z. FOUND DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE SWITCH CRACKED AND LEAKING. CHANGED SWITCH AND FILTER, PERFORMED ENGINE INSPECTION IAW PRATT AND WHITNEY 72-0-15. GROUND RAN ENGINE, OPS CHECKED GOOD.

Part: PS 4 LINE — LOOSE (NR 2 FUEL CONTL)

DURING DESCENT, THE NR TWO ENGINE FLAMED OUT WHEN THE ENGINE ANTI-ICE WAS TURNED OFF. THE FLAME OUT CHECK LIST WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED. ALL ENGINE INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FLIGHT. LOOSE PS-4 LINE WAS FOUND AT THE NR TWO FUEL CONTROL UNIT; TIGHTENED LINE. ANTI-ICE OPERATED NORMALLY AS WELL AS ALL OTHER ENGINE FUNCTIONS DURING ENGINE RUN. ENGINE OPERATIONALLY CHECKED GOOD IAW DC-8 MM.

Part: SEAT — LACK OF LUBE (PILOT SEAT)

DURING CRUISE, THE CAPTAIN'S SEAT BACK WOULD NOT LOCK IN PLACE. LUBED CAPTAIN'S SEAT BACK CABLE RELEASE ASSEMBLY. SEAT OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW DC-8 M.M., CHAPTER 25.