What was found
FUSELAGE EXTERNAL SKIN IS CRACKED APPROXIMATELY 1.25 INCH AT STATION 1437 BETWEEN LONGERON 3 AND 4 RT. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER.
- Difficulty date
- September 25, 2003
- Submitted
- September 25, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N804ME
- Make and model
- Doug DC981
- Aircraft serial
- 48030
- Aircraft time
- 42,290 hours, 43,661 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D
- 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.