What was found
DURING H-CHECK AT ATL BASE MAINTENANCE A 2 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE SLANT PANEL LOWER CAP (P/N 5910005-49) AT XCW=20 LT. THE CRACK WAS STOP DRILLED AND A REPAIR ANGLE INSTALLED.
- Difficulty date
- October 13, 2001
- Submitted
- October 24, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N607NW
- Make and model
- Doug DC932
- Aircraft serial
- 47232
- Aircraft time
- 65,972 hours, 66,788 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Cap
- Part number
- 591000549
- 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.