What was found
THE 1510 CANT FRAME CRACKED AT TAIL CONE ALIGNMENT PIN ABOVE LEFT UPPER TAIL CONE LATCH. INSTALLED DOUBLER AT 1510 CANT FRAME LEFT PER EA MD80-53-023694.
- Difficulty date
- May 18, 2012
- Submitted
- May 21, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N9409F
- Make and model
- Doug DC983
- Aircraft serial
- 53121
- Aircraft time
- 53,512 hours, 28,690 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame
- Part
- Frame
- 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.