What was found
TAILCONE BAY FRAME BS 1567, INTERCOSTAL WAS CRACKED. TWO INCHES LEFT OF TOP CENTER LINE. REMOVED AND DRILLED A NEW INTERCOSTAL.
- Difficulty date
- May 25, 2018
- Submitted
- May 29, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N945DN
- Make and model
- Doug MD9030
- Aircraft serial
- 53559
- Aircraft time
- 43,058 hours, 34,988 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Intercostal
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tailcone Bay
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.