- Difficulty date
- March 22, 2011
- Submitted
- March 23, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N779NC
- Make and model
- Doug DC951
- Aircraft serial
- 48101
- Aircraft time
- 71,333 hours, 66,584 cycles
- Part
- Diaphragm
- Condition
- Damaged
- 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.
What was found
ELONGATED HOLE IN DIAPHRAGM AT STA 198 AND RBL 46. REMOVED DAMAGE IN 1EA PLACE .500 IN DIAMETER IAW DC-9 SRM 53-01. HFEC INSP IAW NDT SPM 06-10-01.001. NO CRACK NOTED. FABBED DOUBLER 7075-T6 IAW DC-9 SRM 53-13-1 FIG 11. TREATED AND PRIMED DOUBLER IAW DC-9 SRM 51-10-3. INSTALLED DOUBLER ID TAG IAW DC-9 SRM 51-30-2.