What was found
LONGERON 28 LEFT HAS 2 EACH CRACKS AT SPLICE STATION 550-560, CRACKS ARE ON EITHER SIDE OF VERTICAL LEGS AND INBOARD CRACK RUNS 1 INCH BEYOND SPLICE. REMOVED AND REPLACED LONGERON SECTION.
- Difficulty date
- August 30, 2001
- Submitted
- September 4, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N401ME
- Make and model
- Doug DC932
- Aircraft serial
- 47133
- Aircraft time
- 72,670 hours, 62,052 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Longeron
- Part number
- 3924050501
- 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.