Service difficulty report · Cusp Web · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
December 22, 2009
Submitted
February 2, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N591AA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53254
Aircraft time
57,973 hours, 24,566 cycles
Part
Cusp Web
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.

What was found

RIGHT CUSP FOUND CRACKED FROM STATION 803 TO 807. CUSP ALSO CRACKED AT AFT END OF LIGHTENING HOLE APPROXIMATELY .5 INCH. REPLACED CUSP SHEET FROM STATION 788 TO 807 PER AARD 53-20-00-16.

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