Service difficulty report · Cusp Web · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
July 23, 2014
Submitted
August 8, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N426AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49338
Aircraft time
78,873 hours, 42,247 cycles
Part
Cusp Web
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

SUBFLOOR CUSP AT STATION 177 AT RBL 54 HAD CRACKS AROUND FASTENER HOLE. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION OF SUBFLOOR CUSP FORM STATIONS 160 TO 200 & RBL 42 TO 58 & INSTALLED DOUBLER IAW AARD 53-20-00-16.

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