What was found
FUSELAGE HAS A CRACK IN NOSE WHEEL WELL RIGHT AFT DOOR, AFT HINGE CUTOUT. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER PER SRM 53-05-00 FIGURE 62.
- Difficulty date
- October 29, 2012
- Submitted
- October 30, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N975TW
- Make and model
- Doug DC983
- Aircraft serial
- 53625
- Aircraft time
- 38,718 hours, 18,563 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.