What was found
WHILE REPLACING DOME NUTS FOR FUSELAGE FILET PANEL, FOUND SUSPECT CRACK ON AFT END OF LONGERON 26 RT FRAME STATION 604. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED FITTING.
- Difficulty date
- September 25, 2003
- Submitted
- September 25, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N209ME
- Make and model
- Doug DC932
- Aircraft serial
- 47730
- Aircraft time
- 52,424 hours, 37,822 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D9
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Longeron
- Part number
- 3924810510
- 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.