What was found
LEFT SIDE FORWARD FUSELAGE INTERIOR STRUCTURE: FRAME 5 IS CRACKED FOR SEVERAL INCHES ALONG ITS ATTACHMENT AREA TO NODE-6 INNER STRAP. FRAME 5 REPAIRED WITH A SPLICE INSTALLED IN REFERENCE TO ATR72 SRM 53-11-40-300-802-A01-001-01.
- Difficulty date
- March 16, 2021
- Submitted
- April 15, 2021
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N802FX
- Make and model
- Aerosp ATR72
- Aircraft serial
- 344
- Aircraft time
- 37,425 hours, 40,344 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame
- Part
- Frame
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Frm 5
- 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.