N848AX

Part: LONGERON — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 53,560 hrs · 24,328 cycles

FORWARD CARGO STA 300 TO 320, LONGERON 32 LEFT, ATTACH ANGLE HAD CORROSION. REMOVED CORROSION AND REPAIRED LONGERON IAW REA D853-48497MR AND DC-8 SRM 53-2-0.

Part: LONGERON — CORRODED · airframe 53,560 hrs · 24,328 cycles

AFT CARGO AT STA 1180, LONGERON 26 LEFT, LONGERON HAD CORROSION. REMOVED CORROSION, CUT OUT DAMAGED LONGERON, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLES AND WEB SPLICE, ALODINED, AND PRIMED IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-8, 53-2-0, 53-2-2, 51-1-21, 51-1-20D, AND REA D853-48485MR.

Part: SKIN — CORRODED (LT WING) · airframe 53,560 hrs · 24,328 cycles

LEFT WING UPPER XRS 519 - 624 CORROSION AROUND FASTENER HEADS (24 EACH). REPAIRED AREA IAW REA D857-48493MR.

Part: SKIN — CRACKED (PAX DOOR) · airframe 53,560 hrs · 24,328 cycles

L1 FORWARD PAX DOOR, LOWER AFT CORNER HAD A CRACK IN EXTERNAL SKIN. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA, REPAIRED SKIN / DOUBLER TRIM OUT IAW SRM 53-2-0 AND REA D853-48470MR.

Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 53,560 hrs · 24,328 cycles

CRACK IN OUTER SKIN AT LOWER FORWARD CORNER OF AFT PASSENGER DOOR. REMOVED CRACKED OUTER SKIN, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLERS AND FILLERS IAW DC-8 SRM 53-2-0, 51-1-8, 51-1-21, 51-1-20D AND REA D853-48472MR.

Part: SKIN — CRACKED (SERVICE DOOR) · airframe 53,560 hrs · 24,328 cycles

R1 FORWARD SERVICE DOOR, LOWER AFT CORNER HAD A CRACK ON EXTERNAL SKIN. REPAIRED AREA BY FABRICATING REPAIR DOUBLER, FILLERS AND TRIPLERS, ALODINED, PRIMED AND INSTALLED IAW DC-8 SRM 53-2-0, 51-1-8, 53-2-0 AND REA D853-48471MR.

Part: LONGERON — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 53,560 hrs · 24,328 cycles

AFT CARGO AT STA 1200 - 122 AND LONGERON 28 LEFT HAD CORROSION. REMOVED CORROSION, FABRICATED, ALODINED, PRIMED AND INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLES IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-8, 51-1-20D AND REA D853-48483MR.

Part: FRAME — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 53,560 hrs · 24,328 cycles

A/C ACCESS COMPARTMENT AT FS 56, BETWEEN LONGERON 35 LT AND 35 RT, FRAME LOWER FLANGE WAS CORRODED. REMOVED CORROSION, FABRICATED REPAIR ANGLE, ALODINED, PRIMED AND INSTALLED IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-8, 53-2-0 AND REA D853-48484MR.

Part: SKIN — MISREPAIRED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 53,560 hrs · 24,328 cycles

L2 DOOR LOWER AFT CORNER HAD A REPAIR THAT DID NOT RESEMBLE SERVICE ENGINEERING SKETCH ES00863. REMOVED DISCREPANT REPAIR, FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLERS AND FILLER, ALODINED, PRIMED, AND INSTALLED IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-20D, 51-1-21, 53-2-0 AND REA D853-48474MR.

Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 53,560 hrs · 24,328 cycles

R1 DOOR UPPER FORWARD CORNER HAD A REPAIR THAT DID NOT RESEMBLE REWORK DRAWING SR08530021 OR ENGINEERING SKETCH ES00863. REMOVED DOUBLER AND TRIPLER, FABRICATED DOUBLER REPAIR, PRIMED, ALODINED AND INSTALLED IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-21, 53-2-0, 51-1-8, 51-1-20D, 51-1-21A AND REA D853-48469MR.

Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 53,560 hrs · 24,328 cycles

R2 AFT SERVICE DOOR, UPPER AFT CORNER HAD CRACK INDICATION. REPAIRED CRACKED AREA, INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLERS IAW DC-8 SRM 53-2-0 AND REA D853-48479MR.

Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 53,445 hrs · 24,233 cycles

ON PREDEPARTURE CHECK FOUND EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY RACK DEAD. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY RACK ASSSEMBLY. GROUND OPS CHECKED OK IAW AMM 33-50-02.

Part: DOOR — MISSING (MLG) · airframe 53,266 hrs · 24,087 cycles

LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR LOWER COVER PANEL (FOR STRUT) MISSING ON BPO WALK AROUND. INSTALLED NEW LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR CENTER DOOR IAW DC-8 MM.

Part: ENGINE — MALFUNCTIONED · airframe 53,159 hrs · 23,993 cycles

DURING CLIMB, LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON. OIL PRESSURE FLUX AT 35 PSI. OIL QUANTITY DROPPED TO (0), ENGINE SHUTDOWN AT 0405Z, N1 24 PERCENT, N2 33 PERCENT, PRESS 5 PSI, TEMP 125 DEGREES C TOD PRESS 5, TEMP 84, N1 26 PERCENT, N2 36 PERCENT, TIME 0500Z. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 4 ENGINE. OPS CHECKED GOOD.

Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 53,072 hrs · 23,928 cycles

EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS WERE VERY DIM. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY RACK ASSEMBLY AND TESTED GOOD IAW DC-8 AMM 33-50-01-2.

Part: LATCH — OUT OF ADJ (COCKPIT DOOR) · airframe 52,627 hrs · 23,571 cycles

COCKPIT ENTRY DOOR LATCH MECHANISM WAS JAMMED. ADJUSTED DOOR LATCH AS NEEDED IAW DC-9 MM CHAPTER 51. OPS CHECKED GOOD.

Part: FITTING — MISDRILLED (AFT LWR CARGO) · airframe 52,463 hrs · 23,445 cycles

AFT LOWER CARGO FRAME WAS MISDRILLED AT STAION 1140 RIGHT AND LONGERON 30 RIGHT. INSTALLED NEW FILLER AND DOUBLER AND REPAIRED AREA IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-8 AND REA D853-40922MR.

Part: FITTING — CRACKED (CABIN) · airframe 52,463 hrs · 23,445 cycles

MAIN CABIN, STATION 450 AND LONGERON 14 RIGHT, LONGERON TIE FITTING WAS CRACKED. INSTALLED NEW FITTING AND REPAIRED AREA IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-20D, 51-1-8, AND DAC DWG #3887799.

Part: FITTING — CRACKED (CABIN) · airframe 52,463 hrs · 23,445 cycles

MAIN CABIN, STATION 678 AND LONGERON 7 RIGHT, LONGERON TIE FITTING WAS CRACKED. INSTALLED NEW FITTING AND REPAIRED AREA IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-20D AND 51-1-23.

Part: FITTING — CRACKED (CABIN) · airframe 52,463 hrs · 23,445 cycles

MAIN CABIN, STATION 682 AND LONGERON 10 RIGHT, LONGERON TIE FITTING WAS CRACKED. INSTALLED NEW FITTING AND REPAIRED AREA IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-20D AND 51-1-23.

Part: FITTING — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 52,469 hrs · 23,451 cycles

MAIN CABIN TIE FITTING AT STA 682 L11R WAS CRACKED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE FITTING IAW DC-8 SRM.

Part: FITTING — CRACKED (CABIN) · airframe 52,463 hrs · 23,445 cycles

MAIN CABIN, STATION 682 AND LONGERON 5 RIGHT, LONGERON TIE FITTING WAS CRACKED. INSTALLED NEW FITTING AND REPAIRED AREA IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-24, 51-1-20D AND 51-1-23.

Part: CONTROL CABLE — BROKEN (LT MLG) · airframe 52,317 hrs · 23,327 cycles

THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR UPLOCK HOOK WAS NOTED TO BE IN THE FLIGHT POSITION. THE MANUAL RELEASE CABLE WAS FOUND TO BE BROKEN. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE MANUAL RELEASE CABLE RUN ASSEMBLY IAW DC-8 MM 32-31-00. ADJUSTMENT AND TEST PROCEDURES WERE COMPLETED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Part: LATCH — LACK OF LUBE (COCKPIT DOOR) · airframe 51,776 hrs · 22,995 cycles

COCKPIT ENTRY DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN FROM CABIN (CARGO) SIDE. CLEANED AND LUBRICATED LATCH ASSEMBLY IAW DC8 MM 52-10-00. OPS CHECKED GOOD.

Part: SPAR — CORRODED (WS 69.5)

RIGHT WING LOWER REAR SPAR CAP AFT TANG AT STATION XCW 69.5 CORRODED. REPARIED RIGHT WING AFT LOWER SPAR AFT TANG AT STATION XCW 69.5 IAW ABX REA D85733882 MR.

Part: PANEL — CRACKED (RT WING)

DURING C-CHECK, CRACKS FOUND IN RIGHT WING UPPER AFT SKIN PANELS. REPAIRED RIGHT WING UPPER AFT SKIN PANEL IAW ABX REA D85733696 MR.

Part: LOCK — OUT OF ADJUST (COCKPIT DOOR)

COCKPIT DOOR LOCK WAS INOPERATIVE, WOULD NOT RELEASE. REPAIRED COCKPIT DOOR IAW DC8 MM, OPS CHECKED GOOD.

Part: LATCH — OUT OF ADJUST (COCKPIT DOOR)

COCKPIT DOOR HANDLE WOULD NOT UNLOCK. ADJUSTED INNER LATCH, OPS CHECKED GOOD.

Part: LATCH — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT)

COCKPIT DOOR WOULD NOT UNLOCK. REPLACED COCKPIT DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY IAW DC8 MM 51-30.

Part: SWITCH — FAILED (COCKPIT)

DURING TAKEOFF AT ROTATION SPEED, AC FREQ METER WENT OFF SCALE LOW IN ALL POSITIONS. UNABLE TO MONITOR GENERATORS. DUMPED FUEL AND RETURNED TO ONT. REPLACED VOLT AND FREQ SELECTOR SWITCH AND FREQ METER INDICATOR. OPS CHECKED GOOD.

Part: CHART LIGHT — SMOKING (RT COCKPIT)

DURING CRUISE, FIRST OFFICER'S CHART LIGHT SMOKES WHEN ON. INSPECTED FIRST OFFICER'S CHART LIGHT RHEOSTAT, LIGHT BULBS AND WIRING AND NO DEFECTS NOTED. OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW DC8 MM.

Part: INDICATION — MALFUNCTIONED (LANDING GEAR)

AFTER TAKEOFF ON GEAR RETRACTION, GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. RECYCLED GEAR, NO CHANGE. COMPLIED WITH GEAR UNSAFE PROCEDURES. THE LANDING AT SJC WAS UNEVENTFUL. PERFORMED PROXIMITY CONTROL BOX TEST. PERFORMED ADJUST/TEST IAW DC8 MM 32-60-0. COULD NOT REPEAT DISCREPANCY. OPS CHECKED GOOD.

Part: DUCT — FAILED (RT NOSE TUNNEL)

EN ROUTE FROM ONT TO ILN, AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED RAPID DECOMPRESSION AT 33.000 FT. CABIN CLIMED TO 20,000 FT IN APPROX 2 MIN. EXECUTED EMERGENCY DESCENT. PRESSURE WAS REGAINED AT APPROX 10,000 FT. FOUND DUCT CLAMP LOOSE AND DUCT SEPARATED. RECONNECTED DUCT AND RE-CONNECTED CLAMP. OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW DC8 MM.

Part: WINDOW — OUT OF ADJUST (RT COCKPIT)

FIRST OFFICER'S WINDOW WOULD NOT OPEN. ADJUSTED LOWER AFT LINKAGE ROD IAW DC-8 MM 56-10-3, OPS CHECKED GOOD.

Part: PIVOT ARM — BROKEN (LT MLG)

DURING POST FLIGHT INSP, FOUND LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR BOGIE SWIVEL MECHANISM PIVOT ARM BROKEN. REPLACED BOGIE SWIVEL ARM IAW DC8 MM 32-51-04.

Part: FITTING — WORN (LT/RT MLG)

RED GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. RECYCLED GEAR AND LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE AGAIN. REPLACED BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DRAG BRACE FITTING. PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF GEAR, OPS CHECKED GOOD.

Part: RETRACT PIN — CORRODED (RT MLG)

RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR RETRACT PIN BOSS HOLE HAD CORROSION. REPAIRED IAW ABX REA D832-23374 MR.

Part: RETRACT PIN — CORRODED (LT MLG)

LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR RETRACT PIN BOSS HOLE HAD CORROSION. REPAIRED IAW ABX REA D832-23373 MR.

Part: WINDOW — LACK OF LUBE (COCKPIT)

DURING POST FLIGHT, FOUND FIRST OFFICER'S WINDOW (EMERG EXIT) BINDING AND WOULD ONLY OPEN PARTIALLY. LUBRICATED WINDOW IAW DC8 MAINT MANUAL, OPS CHECKED GOOD.

Part: LATCH — OUT OF ADJUST (COCKPIT DOOR)

COCKPIT DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. ADJUSTED DOOR LATCH IAW DC8 MM, OPS CHECKED GOOD.

Part: DOOR ASSY — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT)

DURING POST FLIGHT INSPECTION, FOUND COCKPIT DOOR HARD TO OPEN. RESECURED HARDWARE ON DOOR, DOOR OPERATES NORMAL.

Part: SKIN — PUNCTURED (STUB WING)

HOLE IN STUB WING JUST OUTBOARD OF NR 3 ENGINE. FOUND DURING POST-FLIGHT INSPECTION. REPAIRED HOLE IN STUB WING I/A/W R.E.A. D857-18359. DEFERRED FOR TRACKING I/A/W R.E.A. D857-18859 AND G.M.M. 7.04, CODE 15. D.I. 848 375.

Part: UPLATCH MECH — OUT OF ADJUST (RT MLG DOOR)

ON DEPARTURE, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR DOOR FAILED UPLATCH ON INITIAL GEAR RETRACTION. RECYCLED GEAR AND OPS NORMAL. RIGHT MAIN GEAR DOOR DID NOT GO UP AND LATCHED ON GO-AROUND. ADJUSTED RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR UPLATCH MECHANISM PER DC-8 MM.

Part: RETRACT MECH — OUT OF ADJUST (RT MLG DOOR)

AFTER GEAR RETRACTION, GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED, LANDING GEAR AND DOOR LATCHING INDICATOR INDICATED RIGHT MAIN GEAR DOOR UNLATCHED. AFTER CYCLING GEAR SEVERAL TIMES, GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED AND NOT LATCHED LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. ADJUSTED RIGHT MAIN GEAR DOOR PROXIMITY SWITCH DOOR UPLATCH POSITION INTERLOCK CABLE I/A/W DC-8 M.A.B. 32-6. GROUND OPS CHECKED GOOD.

Part: TRANSMITTER — DEFECTIVE (NR 4 ENGINE)

DURING CLIMB, NR 4 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE INCREASED TO 61 PSI MOMENTARILY AND THEN DROPPED TO 59 PSI WITH MAXIMUM POWER SET FOR TAKEOFF. REDUCED POWER TO MCT AND OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO 53 PSI AND THEN BEGAN TO INCREASE. ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN WHEN THE OIL PRESSURE INDICATED 64 PSI. ENGINE MAINTAINED POSITIVE OIL PRESSURE FOR REMAINDER OF FLIGHT. REPLACED THE NR 4 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE TRANSMITTER. GROUND RAN ENGINE AND ADJUSTED THE OIL PRESSURE. OIL PRESSURE INDICATION CHECKED GOOD AT TAKEOFF AND IDLE POWER SETTINGS IAW DC8 MM.

Part: EEL LAMP — FAILED (CABIN)

DURING SERVICE CHECK, FOUND THE EMERGENCY LIGHTING INOP. RELAMPED POSITIONS AND EMERGENCY LIGHTING OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW ABX WORK CARD DC-8-1 ITEM NR 8.

Part: BRACE — CRACKED (BS 52)

DURING POST FLIGHT WALK-AROUND, FOUND A CRACK IN THE LEFT SIDE BRACE OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR, JUST BELOW THE DOOR ATTACH POINT. REPLACED THE LEFT SIDE BRACE IAW DC-8 MM 32-21-3, OPS CHECKED NORMAL.

Part: BULB — DEFECTIVE (RT MLG)

WHEN GEAR WAS LOWERED, NO DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION ON RIGHT MAIN GEAR. PUT GEAR UP AND RELAMPED RIGHT MAIN GEAR INDICATION. LOWERED GEAR AND RIGHT MAIN SHOWED DOWN AND LOCKED. VERIFIED BOTH RIGHT MAIN GEAR DOWN AND LOCK INDICATION BULBS BURNED OUT. RELAMPED, PERFORMED OPS CHECK ON RIGHT GEAR IAW DC-8 M.M. SYSTEM OPS CHECKED GOOD. INSPECTED RIGHT GEAR DOWNLOCK SWITCH AND WIRING ON RIGHT GEAR. ALL WIRING AND SWITCH CHECKED GOOD IAW DC-8 M.M.

Part: HINGE PINS — LACK OF LUBE (CO-PILOTS WINDOW)

THE FIRST OFFICER'S SLIDING WINDOW VERY DIFFICULT TO OPEN. CLEANED AND LUBED HINGE PINS AND LATCHING MECHANISM. WINDOW OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW DC-8 MM CHAPTER 56.