What was found
STL - DURING SPECIAL CHECK, FOUND A FOUR INCH HOLE, RIGHT SIDE OF FUSELAGE, BELOW AND AFT OF R1 DOOR. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-02, FIGURE 2, AND SRM 53-04, FIGURE 12. AIRCRAFT TOTAL TIME: 23,197 HOURS; 12,153 CYCLES.
- Difficulty date
- August 8, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N9407R
- Make and model
- Doug DC983
- Aircraft serial
- 49400
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.