Service difficulty report · Stiffener · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
February 12, 2014
Submitted
February 13, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9405T
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53141
Aircraft time
60,482 hours, 29,563 cycles
Part
Stiffener
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.

What was found

CRACKED ON VERTICAL FITTING STIFFENER UPPER END ABOVE VAULT DOOR FWD SIDE OF BULKHEAD BELOW LONGERON 1. INSTALLED NEW VERTICAL STIFFENER IAW AARD 51-00-05-1 & DRAWING 9915562.

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