What was found
FOUND FRAME CRACKED AT FASTENER HOLE. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION OF FRAME. INSTALLED REPAIR SECTION TWO SPLICE PLATES AND TWO REPAIR ANGLES PER SRM 53 03 FIG 2A.
- Difficulty date
- March 31, 2006
- Submitted
- April 4, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N948AS
- Make and model
- Doug DC983
- Aircraft serial
- 53021
- Aircraft time
- 50,390 hours, 27,210 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame
- Part
- Frame
- Part number
- 991960375
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- 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.