What was found
TUL - FOUND FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED AT STATION 1380 BELOW L12R JUST ABOVE SKIN LAP, CRACKED .25 INCH IN 3 PLACES. STOP DRILLED CRACKS AND STOP DRILLED. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-01 FIG 2, SHEET 3. (M)
- Difficulty date
- October 16, 2002
- Submitted
- December 10, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N493AA
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 49731
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- 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.