What was found
DURING TRANSIT CHECK, FOUND A BREAK IN THE FUSELAGE SKIN OF A PRESSURIZED ZONE, .25 INCHES BY 1 INCH WIDE, AT STATION 215 LONGERONS 17 AND 18 OF LEFT SIDE. FUSELAGE SKIN WAS REPLACED IAW ENGINEERING REPAIR NR 02-039. (M)
- Difficulty date
- April 15, 2002
- Submitted
- May 29, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N204AM
- Make and model
- Doug DC987
- Aircraft serial
- 49404
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Damaged
- 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.