What was found
LEFT AFT MAIN FRAME HAD A CRACK APPROXIMATELY 1.5 INCH IN LENGTH AT POINT E FORWARD FLANGE. CRACK WAS WITHIN ALLOWABLE LIMITS IAW DC-9 SERVICE BULLETIN 53-131 AND ES00913.
- Difficulty date
- March 2, 2005
- Submitted
- March 10, 2005
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N969AX
- Make and model
- Doug DC941
- Aircraft serial
- 47464
- Aircraft time
- 59,053 hours, 55,600 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame
- Part
- Frame
- Part number
- 9919619505
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Cabin
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.