What was found
TEAR IN THE FUSELAGE SKIN AT STATION 241, 5 INCHES BELOW CUSP LINE. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-04-05.
- Difficulty date
- November 10, 2012
- Submitted
- November 19, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N597AA
- Make and model
- Doug DC983
- Aircraft serial
- 53287
- Aircraft time
- 64,405 hours, 27,606 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Torn
- 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.