What was found
INSPECTION FOUND EXPANSION JOINTS CRACKED AND BUCKLED AT CABIN FLOOR PANEL CNTER STA 886-939. THE EXPANSION JOINTS WERE REMOVED AND NEW EXPANSION JOINTS WERE INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-30-1, 51-10-4, AND 51-10-3.
- Difficulty date
- December 15, 2000
- Submitted
- December 19, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N16807
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 49261
- Aircraft time
- 52,251 hours, 24,391 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Expansion Joint
- 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.