What was found
SKIN IS CRACKED AT THE UPPER FASTENER IN THE SHEAR TIE AT STATION 1417 BETWEEN LONGERONS 2 AND 3 RIGHT JUST OUTBOARD OF THE VERTICAL STAB RIGHT SKATE ANGLE. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER PER SRM 53-04-00 AND SRM 51-30-02.
- Difficulty date
- June 27, 2011
- Submitted
- June 27, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N598AA
- Make and model
- Doug DC983
- Aircraft serial
- 53288
- Aircraft time
- 60,417 hours, 25,435 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.