What was found
RIGHT FUSELAGE AT STATION 1380 HAS CRACK IN SKIN AT SHEAR TIE AREA JUST ABOVE PYLON. STOP DRILLED CRACK AND INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR PER AARD 53-30-00-02.
- Difficulty date
- May 6, 2011
- Submitted
- May 10, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N489AA
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 49682
- Aircraft time
- 65,240 hours, 33,875 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.