Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC1030

Difficulty date
February 26, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N312FE
Make and model
Doug DC1030
Aircraft serial
433
Part
Skin
Part number
72281
Condition
Cracked
Location
Horiz Stab
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.

What was found

NR 0488 48, FOUND 2 CRACKS IN THE CONSTANT SECTION OF THE HORIZONAL STABILIZER. CRACK NR 1 IN RT UPPER PLANK NR 7 (P/N 7228-1), CRACK IS .250 INCH LONG NR 7 BOLT HOLE FWD OF AFT END. CRACK NR 2 IS IN THE UPPER LT AFT CORNER 3 HOLE FWD OF AFT END, CRACK LENGTH IS .375 INCH LONG. PLANK (P/N IS 7227-1). BOTH CRACKS ARE WITHIN FLYABLE LIMITS AND ARE COVERED ON EO 8-5510-7-2307 H4 PART 1. THESE CRACK INITIATE SPECIAL INSPECTION TRACKING EVERY 3 MONTHS (PART 2 PER EO 8-5510-7-2307H4/-AD-88-03-08).

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