What was found
AFT FUSELAGE HAD 7 EXTERNAL SKIN CRACKS FROM CANTED STA 1197 TO 1208, LONGERON 13 LEFT TO LONGERON 14 LEFT. CRACK LENGTHS FROM .5 TO .75 INCHES. REPAIRED AREA IAW DC-9 SRM 53-01 AND 53-10.
- Difficulty date
- March 21, 2005
- Submitted
- April 5, 2005
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N975AX
- Make and model
- Doug DC941
- Aircraft serial
- 47512
- Aircraft time
- 56,693 hours, 51,724 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 5910228187
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- 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.