What was found
FORWARD RIGHT SIDE OF CENTER FUEL TANK AT TOP SIDE HAS CRACK IN INTERCOSTAL ANGLE AT ABOUT STATION 826 AND BELOW NUMBER 5 SEAT TRACK. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLERS PER EA MD80-57-017085.
- Difficulty date
- May 31, 2011
- Submitted
- June 1, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N574AA
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 53151
- Aircraft time
- 57,478 hours, 29,534 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Intercostal
- 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.