What was found
AFT CARGO - CRACK AT NUTPLATE, TOP EDGE OF INTERCOSTAL, BETWEEN FLOORBEAMS, STATIONS 1287 TO 1309. REMOVED DAMAGED INTERCOSTAL AND INSTALLED SERVICEABLE INTERCOSTAL PER AARD 51-00-05-1.
- Difficulty date
- October 2, 2012
- Submitted
- October 3, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N568AA
- Make and model
- Doug DC983
- Aircraft serial
- 49349
- Aircraft time
- 80,626 hours, 36,378 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.