What was found
INSPECTION FOUND TWO 1 INCH CRACKS IN TAIL COMPARTMENT SKIN AT STA 1485 JUST FORWARD OF RUDDER TRIM ACTUATOR. THE DOUBLER AND ATTACH BRACKET WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-2, 51-30-5, AND 53-34-0, FIGURE 7.
- Difficulty date
- December 19, 2000
- Submitted
- December 20, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N16807
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 49261
- Aircraft time
- 52,251 hours, 24,391 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.