What was found
INSPECTION FOUND THREE 2 INCH CRACKS IN LT SIDE VENT BOX AREA UPPER AFT CORNER WEB AT FORWARD SIDE OF FRAME STA 1485. THE CRACKS WERE STOP DRILLED IAW SRM 53-01, FIGURE 2. A DOUBLER WAS INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-01, FIGURE 2 AND 51-30-2.
- Difficulty date
- October 27, 2000
- Submitted
- October 27, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N14871
- Make and model
- Doug DC981
- Aircraft serial
- 48022
- Aircraft time
- 45,137 hours, 25,588 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Web
- 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.