What was found
INSPECTION FOUND ONE EACH 3/4" CRACK IN GUSSET ATTACH BRACKETS AT RIVET ATTACH ON L/H AND R/H SIDE OF NWW FWD WALL. A NEW STIFFENER WAS INSTALLED AT EACH LOCATION IAW SRM 53-14-1, FIGURE 4 AND 51-30-0.
- 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
- Bracket
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nww Fwd Wall
- 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.