What was found
DURING H-CHECK, FOUND CRACK IN LOWER NOSE FUSELAGE FRAME AT BS 459 X58L AND X61L, CRACKS BEGIN AT EDGE OF FRAME AND TERMINATE AT LIGHTENING HOLES. REPAIRED PER EA 12-181414.
- Difficulty date
- January 4, 2001
- Submitted
- February 20, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N223NW
- Make and model
- Doug DC1030
- Aircraft serial
- 46580
- Aircraft time
- 109,502 hours, 25,925 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame
- Part
- Frame
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- 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.