What was found
CABIN LONGERON 17 LEFT HAS CRACKS AT FRAME ATTACH POINTS FROM FUSELAGE STATION 229 TO 436. REMOVED LONGERON SECTION, DRILLED UP NEW EXTRUSION, INSTALLED NEW LONGERON.
- Difficulty date
- August 8, 2001
- Submitted
- August 8, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N814ME
- Make and model
- Doug DC981
- Aircraft serial
- 48010
- Aircraft time
- 41,779 hours, 41,750 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Longeron
- Part number
- 592480215
- Condition
- Cracked
- 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.