What was found
MAIN CABIN STA 832 LBL-10 GUSSET GOUGED. REJECTED FOR GUSSET IMPROPERLY INSTALLED. FABBED, LOCATED, DRILLED, COUNTERSUNK AND DEBURRED GUSSET IAW DC9 SRM 51-10-4 & DOUGLAS DWG 4915719. INSTALLED GUSSET IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-2.
- 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
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Gusset
- Condition
- Gouged
- 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.