What was found
LONGERON END CAP AT FUSELAGE STATION 996, LONGERON 29L WAS CRACKED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE LONGERON END CAP IAW DC-9 SRM.
- Difficulty date
- March 12, 2001
- Submitted
- March 15, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N987AX
- Make and model
- Doug DC932
- Aircraft serial
- 47364
- Aircraft time
- 52,416 hours, 53,840 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Cap
- Part number
- 49125151
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- Part time
- 53,416 hours, 53,840 cycles
- 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.