What was found
MID PIT STA 768 LONGERON 29 LT CORROSION ON LONGERON INBOARD FLANGE/LOWER SURFACE AT LONGERON TO FRAME FASTENER. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION, FABRICATED NEW LONGERON REPAIR SECTION/SPLICE INSTALLED LONGERON AND SPLICE.
- Difficulty date
- September 12, 2002
- Submitted
- October 23, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N815NK
- Make and model
- Doug DC983
- Aircraft serial
- 49415
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Longeron
- Condition
- Corroded
- 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.