What was found
FUSELAGE EXTERNAL SKIN IS CRACKED APPROXIMATELY .25 INCH OUT OF RIVER HOLE AT STATION 1437 BETWEEN LONGERON 2 AND 3 LEFT. REMOVED CRACK IN SKIN, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER AND FILLER.
- Difficulty date
- September 16, 2003
- Submitted
- September 17, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N804ME
- Make and model
- Doug DC981
- Aircraft serial
- 48030
- Aircraft time
- 42,290 hours, 43,661 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 59102285
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.