What was found
FOUND 4 INCH CRACK ON RT SIDE FUSELAGE FWD OF TAIL CONE EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN. REMOVED DAMAGE, FABRICATED REPAIR DEFINED AS CLASS 1 IAW SRM 53-31-03, FIG 4.
- Difficulty date
- May 6, 2013
- Submitted
- May 7, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N954DN
- Make and model
- Doug MD9030
- Aircraft serial
- 53524
- Aircraft time
- 42,207 hours, 23,653 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tailcone
- 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.