What was found
INSPECTION FOUND TWO 1 INCH CRACKS IN FRAME AT STA 1418 BELOW LONGERON 2L AND 2R. THE CRACKS WERE STOP DRILLED IAW SRM 53-01. REPAIR PARTS WERE INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-03, FIGURE 31A 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)
- 5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame
- Part
- Frame
- 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.