What was found
INSPECTION FOUND A 1 INCH CRACK IN AFT VENTRAL STAIR LOWER SKIN AT CENTER RT EDGE, FS 1479, L27R. THE CRACKED AREA WAS REMOVED AND FILLER AND DOUBLER WERE INSTALLED IAW SRM 52-01, FIGURE 4.
- Difficulty date
- May 15, 2000
- Submitted
- May 17, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N72830
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 49490
- Aircraft time
- 42,072 hours, 19,905 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- 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.