What was found
INSPECTION FOUND A .5 INCH CRACK IN TAIL COMPARTMENT LEFT VENT BOX FORWARD UPPER SUPPORT ANGLE. THE SUPPORT ANGLE WAS REMOVED AND A NEW SUPPORT ANGLE WAS INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-30-0.
- Difficulty date
- August 25, 2001
- Submitted
- August 27, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N83873
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 49121
- Aircraft time
- 58,096 hours, 36,409 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Angle
- 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.