What was found
CRACK IN LONGERON PRODUCTION SPLICE IN AFT CARGO AT STATIONS 1297 LONGERON 25 LT. AREA OF DISCREPANCY IS 2 INCHES BY 6 INCHES. CRACK LENGTH IS 2 INCHES. INSTALLED NEW LONGERON SPLICE PER SRM 51-30-00.
- Difficulty date
- September 18, 2008
- Submitted
- October 23, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N496AA
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 49734
- Aircraft time
- 56,290 hours, 29,030 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Longeron Splice
- Part number
- 3913291501
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 1297 L25l
- 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.