What was found
FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED AT A RIVET AT CANT FRAME 1474 AND LONGERON 15 RIGHT. INSTALLED EXTERNAL DOUBLER REPAIR UNDER SRM 53-01-00.
- Difficulty date
- October 2, 2009
- Submitted
- October 13, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N978TW
- Make and model
- Doug DC983
- Aircraft serial
- 53628
- Aircraft time
- 29,166 hours, 13,978 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- 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.