What was found
MDT - DURING A FLEET INSPECTION THE REAR FUSELAGE STRUCTURE WAS FOUND CRACKED AT FRAME 4, STRINGER 4 ON THE LEFT SIDE. REPAIRS WERE MADE IAW RD8-55-199 AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- August 9, 2000
- Submitted
- August 11, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N818EX
- Make and model
- Dhav DHC8102
- Aircraft serial
- 235
- Aircraft time
- 23,366 hours, 25,947 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.