What was found
DURING WALK-AROUND AT MSP, THE RT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR WAS FOUND TO HAVE A 1.25 INCH CRACK COMMON TO THE FORWARD .050 INCH THICK DOOR PAN 9 INCHES INBOARD OF THE LATCH FITTING. REPAIRED PER EA 98-186641.
- Difficulty date
- October 14, 2001
- Submitted
- October 25, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N779NC
- Make and model
- Doug DC951
- Aircraft serial
- 48101
- Aircraft time
- 53,753 hours, 50,876 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5280 · Landing Gear Doors
- Part
- Door
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Rt Mlg
- 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.