What was found
FRAME CRACKED ON AFT SIDE OF STATION 1418 & LONGERON 2 RT. INSTALLED FRAME DOUBLER ON AFT SIDE OF FRAME IAW SRM 53-03-00, DRAWING PL591359, SRM 53-10-00-15, SRM 53-01-00, & AARD 53-10-00-15.
- Difficulty date
- August 27, 2013
- Submitted
- August 28, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N438AA
- Make and model
- Doug DC983
- Aircraft serial
- 49456
- Aircraft time
- 81,406 hours, 37,933 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame
- Part
- Frame
- 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.