What was found
STATION 1437, LEFT SIDE, RIVETS PULLED IN SKIN AND CRACK IN SKIN, JUST BELOW VERTICAL STABILIZER SKATE ANGLE. STOP DRILLED CRACK AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-01-00 FIGURE 2 SHEET 3 AND AARD 53-30-00-02.
- Difficulty date
- January 4, 2013
- Submitted
- January 7, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N496AA
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 49734
- Aircraft time
- 67,471 hours, 35,190 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
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