What was found
INSPECTION FOUND A 3/4" CRACK IN UPPER WEB IN TAIL COMPARTMENT ON L/H SIDE BY RUDDER SECTOR. THE CRACK WAS STOP DRILLED AND A DOUBLER WAS INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-01, PAGE 9.
- Difficulty date
- September 9, 2001
- Submitted
- September 12, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N15820
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 49480
- Aircraft time
- 47,745 hours, 22,833 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Web
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- By Rudder Sec
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.