What was found
INSPECTION FOUND A .5 INCH CRACK IN LONGERON 2R AND 2L AT STA 1418. THE CRACKED SECTIONS OF LONGERON WERE REMOVED AND NEW SECTIONS WERE INSTALLED USING SPLICES IAW SRM 53-02, FIGURE 18 AND 51-10-3.
- 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)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Longeron
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselgae
- 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.