What was found
MDT- DURING A FLEET INSPECTION, REAR FUSELAGE STRUCTURE WAS FOUND CRACKED AT FRAME 4 STRINGER 4 IN APU AREA. CRACK WAS REPAIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEHAVILLAND REPAIR DRAWING RD8-55-199. AIRCRAFT WAS THEN RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- September 7, 2000
- Submitted
- September 8, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N847EX
- Make and model
- Dhav DHC8102
- Aircraft serial
- 333
- Aircraft time
- 19,349 hours, 21,160 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5310 · Fuselage Main, Structure
- Part
- Structure
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Apu Bay
- 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.