What was found
RIGHT WING PANEL 1603A BUTE DOOR FORWARD HINGE HAS A 1/2 INCH CRACK LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 3 FEET INBOARD OF THE 4TH FLAP HINGE FAIRING. INSTALLED MIDDLE HINGE AND REPAIR STRAP PER EA.
- Difficulty date
- July 26, 2012
- Submitted
- July 27, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N578AA
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 53155
- Aircraft time
- 60,920 hours, 31,506 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5720 · Wing Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Hinge
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Rt Wing
- 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.