What was found
LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL WELL INTERCOSTAL GUSSET CRACKED AT AFT END OF KEEL BEAM. REMOVED AND REPLACED GUSSET IAW SRM 51-60-00 AND DRAWING 5936395.
- Difficulty date
- October 23, 2016
- Submitted
- October 24, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N980TW
- Make and model
- Doug DC983
- Aircraft serial
- 53630
- Aircraft time
- 47,218 hours, 23,496 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Gusset
- Part number
- 593639519
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt Mlg Ww
- 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.