What was found
RIGHT FRAME 886 FASTENERS THROUGH SKIN WRONG SIZE. REMOVED CAD PLATED FASTENERS, REAMED HOLES TO 0.1975 AND INSTALLED HLT141-6 LOCK FASTENERS PER EA MD80-53-014612.
- Difficulty date
- December 22, 2010
- Submitted
- December 27, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N438AA
- Make and model
- Doug DC983
- Aircraft serial
- 49456
- Aircraft time
- 73,768 hours, 33,958 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame
- Part
- Frame
- Condition
- Damaged
- 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.