- Difficulty date
- March 25, 2011
- Submitted
- March 28, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N787NC
- Make and model
- Doug DC951
- Aircraft serial
- 48149
- Aircraft time
- 67,736 hours, 61,525 cycles
- Part
- Doubler
- 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.
What was found
F/O'S SLIDING WINDOW OPENING TOP AFT DOUBLER CRACKED. TRIMMED SEAL DOUBLER IAW ER/A 490826-14 STEP 1. HFEC INSPECTION VERIFIED NO CRACKS IAW ER/A 490826-14 STEP 2. SEALED DOUBLER IAW DC9 51-20-0 AND ER/A 490826-14. APPLIED TAG 4. 174 REQUIRED INSPECTION COMPLETED.