What was found
FRAME CRACKED AT ALIGNMENT PIN HOLES FOR TAIL CONE AT STATION 1510. STOP DRILLED CRACK AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 53-01-00.
- Difficulty date
- April 20, 2009
- Submitted
- April 29, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N7550
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 53032
- Aircraft time
- 53,268 hours, 27,062 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame
- Part
- Frame
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Zone 200
- 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.