What was found
INSPECTION FOUND EXTERIOR FUSELAGE SKIN BULGED WITH RIVETS POPPING AROUND LOWER TCAS ANTENNA AND A 2 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND IN SKIN FORWARD OF TCAS ANTENNA AT STA 237. A REPAIR WAS INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-04, FIGURE 12C.
- Difficulty date
- April 7, 2004
- Submitted
- April 8, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N72822
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 49482
- Aircraft time
- 53,703 hours, 25,685 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 59114123
- 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.