What was found
INSPECTION FOUND EXTERNAL FUSELAGE LOWER T-FITTING CRACKED AT FS 864, LONGERON 30. THE T-FITTING WAS REMOVED AND A NEW FITTING WAS INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-30-5 AND 51-10-4.
- Difficulty date
- October 27, 2000
- Submitted
- October 30, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N14871
- Make and model
- Doug DC981
- Aircraft serial
- 48022
- Aircraft time
- 45,137 hours, 25,588 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5340 · Fuselage Main, Attach Fittings
- Part
- Fitting
- 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.