What was found
TUL - FOUND LONGERON 4L CRACKED STATION 160 BOTH SIDES. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION OF LONGERON. INSTALLED NEW LONGERON SECTION AND SPLICE 53-02 FIG 18. (M)
- Difficulty date
- August 29, 2001
- Submitted
- October 4, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N437AA
- Make and model
- Doug DC983
- Aircraft serial
- 49455
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Longeron
- 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.