What was found
INSPECTION FOUND TWO 1 INCH CRACKS IN LT FUSELAGE EXTERIOR SKIN AT STA 1437 BETWEEN LONGERONS 3L AND 4L. THE CRACKED AREA OF SKIN WAS CUT OUT AND A REPAIR WAS INSTALLED IAW ECRA 5330-02973.
- Difficulty date
- June 28, 2000
- Submitted
- June 30, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N13881
- Make and model
- Doug DC981
- Aircraft serial
- 48045
- Aircraft time
- 43,782 hours, 43,827 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.