What was found
TUL - FOUND CRACK IN RADIUS OF LONGERON, AT AREA OF FASTENER TO FRAME. APPROX 2 FEET REMOVED FORWARD END AND NEW PIECE INSTALLED WITH SPLICE REPAIR. (M)
- Difficulty date
- October 28, 2002
- Submitted
- December 11, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N457AA
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 49562
- 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.