What was found
(AUS) LT ENGINE NACELLE FRAME (FIGURE 8 FRAME) CRACKED. CRACK LENGTH IS AT LEAST 100MM (4IN) LONG. SUSPECT AREA HAD BEEN SUBJECTED TO HIGH TEMPERATURES AND DISTORTION AT SOME STAGE.
- Difficulty date
- May 10, 2002
- Submitted
- June 13, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Saab SF340A
- Engine
- Ge CT75A2
- System (JASC)
- 5411 · Nacelle/Pylon, Frame/Spar/Rib
- Part
- Frame
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nacelle
- Part time
- 21,287 cycles
- 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.