What was found
INSPECTION FOUND AN 8 INCH CRACK IN SUPPORT AT TAIL COMPARTMENT BELOW RT WATER SEPARATOR. THE CRACK WAS STOP DRILLED AND A DOUBLER WAS INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-01, 51-10-3, AND 51-30-1.
- Difficulty date
- November 11, 2000
- Submitted
- November 14, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N14840
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 49580
- Aircraft time
- 43,239 hours, 20,765 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Support Bracket
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Rt Tail Bay
- 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.