What was found
SKIN CRACKED AT TOP FASTENER IN THE SHEAR TIE JUST OUTBOARD OF VERTICAL STAB RIGHT SKATE ANGLE STATION 1437. INSTALLED EXTERNAL DOUBLER AT STATION 1437 PER EA MD80-53-013708.
- Difficulty date
- October 25, 2010
- Submitted
- October 26, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N293AA
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 49305
- Aircraft time
- 73,940 hours, 39,500 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.