What was found
FOUND ONE INCH FUSELAGE CRACK ON THE LT SIDE AT STATION 1474, NEAR THE TAIL CONE JETTISON HANDLE. ACCOMPLISHED A SHEETMETAL REPAIR WITH A DOUBLER PATCH IAW SRM 53-01-00.
- Difficulty date
- August 31, 2014
- Submitted
- September 2, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N575AM
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 53152
- Aircraft time
- 66,163 hours, 34,429 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- ALUMINUM
- 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.