What was found
INSPECTION FOUND A 1.2 INCH CRACK IN SKIN AT FORWARD LT SIDE OF STA 1485 CANTED FRAME BELOW YAW DAMPENER ACTUATOR, LONGERON 10L. THE SKIN PANEL WAS REMOVED AND A NEW PANEL WAS INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-10-4, 51-30-2, AND 51-30-5.
- Difficulty date
- May 26, 2000
- Submitted
- May 31, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N14879
- Make and model
- Doug DC981
- Aircraft serial
- 49526
- Aircraft time
- 41,000 hours, 20,041 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.