What was found
THE RT AFT FUSELAGE SKIN AT STA 1494 ABOVE LONGERON 3 RT AND JUST BELOW THE VERT STAB SKATE ANGLE WAS FOUND CRACKED. LENGTH OF CRACK APPROX 3.5 ". A REPAIR DOUBLER AND STRUCTURAL SHIM WERE INSTALLED.
- Difficulty date
- November 4, 2010
- Submitted
- December 1, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N902DA
- Make and model
- Doug MD9030
- Aircraft serial
- 53382
- Aircraft time
- 43,455 hours, 23,231 cycles
- Engine
- Iae V2528D5
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 1494 L3r
- 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.