What was found
CRACK APPROXIMATELY 1 INCH IN LENGTH AT TOP OF OPENING FOR LEFT FORWARD OVERWING EXIT DOOR, FORWARD OF LATCH. STOP DRILLED AND DOUBLER INSTALLED PER SRM 53-05-00 FIGURE 32, SHEET 1.
- Difficulty date
- November 7, 2008
- Submitted
- November 20, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N587AA
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 53250
- Aircraft time
- 50,566 hours, 25,686 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame
- Part
- Frame
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Zone 100
- 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.