What was found
PDX - DURING SERVICE CHECK, FOUND 15 INCH CRACK ON RIB STRUCTURE IN TAIL COMPARTMENT AT STATION 1463 CANT, LONGERON 7 ON LEFT SIDE. AIRCRAFT FERRIED TO OAK FOR REPAIR. REPLACED CRACKED STRUCTURE PER DOUGLAS DWG 9953015. (M)
- Difficulty date
- December 9, 2001
- Submitted
- February 1, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N951AS
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 49111
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Rib
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tail Cone
- 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.