What was found
WAVE IN FUSELAGE SKIN AFT OF LEFT NOSE GEAR DOOR HAS A CRACK IN SKIN EMINATING FROM THE RIVET HOLE AT 12 O'CLOCK. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER.
- Difficulty date
- October 29, 2007
- Submitted
- October 31, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N809ME
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 48071
- Aircraft time
- 56,604 hours, 47,015 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 591140047
- 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.