What was found
AFT PIT STA 1287-1309 L25L, LONGERON SPLICE IS CRACKED ALONG RADIUS AT LONGERON TO SKIN FASTENERS. REMOVED SPLICE, LOCATED AND DRILLED NEW SPLICE/ INSTALLED NEW SPLICE.
- Difficulty date
- September 23, 2002
- Submitted
- October 22, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N808NK
- Make and model
- Doug DC983
- Aircraft serial
- 49504
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Longeron
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- Part time
- 32,562 hours, 19,459 cycles
- 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.