What was found
MDT - DURING A SPOT INSPECTION, THE REAR FUSELAGE STRUCTURAL MEMBERS AT FRAME 4 STRINGER 4 BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT WERE BOTH FOUND CRACKED. REPAIRS WERE MADE IAW RD8-55-199 AND RD8-55-961. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- July 30, 2000
- Submitted
- August 7, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N842EX
- Make and model
- Dhav DHC8102
- Aircraft serial
- 335
- Aircraft time
- 18,888 hours, 20,710 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5310 · Fuselage Main, Structure
- Part
- Structure
- 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.