What was found
NOSE WW 1 INCH LONG CUT THRU FWD FRAME OF NLG DOOR OPENING, 5 INCHES LT OF CTR. INSTALLED DOUBLER IAW EA MD80-53-033794.
- Difficulty date
- February 21, 2014
- Submitted
- March 7, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N454AA
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 49559
- Aircraft time
- 73,557 hours, 38,862 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.