What was found
CRACK IN FRAME 1497 LEFT SIDE BETWEEN INTERCOSTALS FORWARD OF LEFT LOWER TAIL CONE LATCH. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 53-10-00-15.
- Difficulty date
- January 15, 2010
- Submitted
- February 25, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N931TW
- Make and model
- Doug DC983
- Aircraft serial
- 49527
- Aircraft time
- 62,278 hours, 31,133 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame
- Part
- Frame
- 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.