What was found
FRAME CRACK AT FS 29.5L. THE LT FRAME RAIL LOCATED AT FS 29.5L CRACKED JUST ABOVE THE FWD HINGE POINT OF LT NLG DOOR. A NEW SECTION OF FRAME WILL BE SPLICED IN FROM STRINGER 22 TO 31.
- Difficulty date
- August 12, 2014
- Submitted
- August 13, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N9056R
- Make and model
- Doug DC6A
- Aircraft serial
- 45498
- Engine
- Pwa R2800CB3
- Propeller
- Hamstd 43E60
- System (JASC)
- 5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame
- Part
- Frame
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- Stage of operation
- UK
- 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.