What was found
MDT- DURING A FLEET INSPECTION THE REAR FUSELAGE STRUCTURE AT FRAME 4 STRINGER 4 WAS FOUND CRACKED. REPAIRS WERE MADE IAW DHC RD8-55-199 AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- August 27, 2000
- Submitted
- August 28, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N822EX
- Make and model
- Dhav DHC8102
- Aircraft serial
- 187
- Aircraft time
- 24,727 hours, 27,941 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5310 · Fuselage Main, Structure
- Part
- Structure
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Aft
- 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.