What was found
FOUND 2 CRACKS IN FUSELAGE SKIN AT UPPER AFT DOOR STOP HOLE FOR MAIN ENTRY DOOR. EACH CRACK IS APPROXIMATELY .350 INCHES LONG. REPAIRED CRACKED AREA OF FUSELAGE SKIN IAW E.A. 53100126-001.
- Difficulty date
- February 25, 2002
- Submitted
- March 18, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N978AX
- Make and model
- Doug DC941
- Aircraft serial
- 47628
- Aircraft time
- 54,132 hours, 65,212 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 59114063
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Ext. Fuselage
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.