What was found
LEFT FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED AT LEFT NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT DOOR AFT HINGE CUTOUT. STOP DRILLED CRACK AND INSTALLED EXTERNAL DOUBLER PER SRM 53-05-00, FIGURE 62.
- Difficulty date
- August 10, 2012
- Submitted
- September 19, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N9404V
- Make and model
- Doug DC983
- Aircraft serial
- 53140
- Aircraft time
- 56,445 hours, 27,176 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.