What was found
TUL - FUSELAGE SKIN HAD VISUAL INDICATION OF CRACK EXTENDING FROM FASTENER AT STA 1380 ABOVE LONGERON 14L. STOP DRILLED CRACK INSTALLED 2024T3 DOUBLER PER 53-01 FIG 2. (X)
- Difficulty date
- October 23, 2000
- Submitted
- November 17, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N568AA
- Make and model
- Doug DC983
- Aircraft serial
- 49349
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Aft Accessory
- Part time
- 44,695 hours, 20,425 cycles
- 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.