What was found
TUL - FOUND TWO .125 INCH CRACKS EXTENDING OUT FROM LOWER FASTENER IN SHEAR TIE STATION 1380, LONGERON 12L TO 13L, ABOVE LEFT PYLON. STOP DRILLED CRACKS. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-01-00. (M)
- Difficulty date
- January 7, 2003
- Submitted
- April 23, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N492AA
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 49730
- System (JASC)
- 5310 · Fuselage Main, Structure
- Part
- Shear Tie
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.