What was found
2 INCH CRACK IN LEFT AFT FUSELAGE SKIN AFT OF OUTER EMERGENCY TAILCONE RELEASE HANDLE. MAINTENANCE FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR.
- Difficulty date
- July 31, 1999
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N500ME
- Make and model
- Doug DC914
- Aircraft serial
- 45711
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 5910228189
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Aft Fuselage
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.