What was found
IAH - DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION, THE STIFFENER ON FRAME 27A WAS FOUND CRACKED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE AFFECTED STIFFENER AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE. A/C TT - 14,967.4 HRS. CYCLES, 18,408. (X)
- Difficulty date
- August 25, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N14804
- Make and model
- Aerosp ATR42320
- Aircraft serial
- 069
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Stiffener
- Part number
- S53971402221
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lower Fuselage
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.