What was found
VERTICAL SUPPORT CRACKED AT UPPER END JUST BELOW FLOOR INBOARD OF FORWARD ENTRANCE STAIRWAY DOOR CUT OUT STATION 160 (MARKED). INSTALLED NEW VERTICAL SUPPORT PER SRM 51-30-05 AND 51-30-01.
- Difficulty date
- October 21, 2010
- Submitted
- October 22, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N595AA
- Make and model
- Doug DC983
- Aircraft serial
- 53285
- Aircraft time
- 59,811 hours, 25,060 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Vertical Support
- 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.