What was found
MDT- DURING A FLEET INSPECTION, REAR FUSELAGE STRUCTURE WAS FOUND CRACKED OVER A PREVIOUS REPAIR AT FRAME 4 IN APU AREA. CRACK WAS REPAIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH REPAIR DRAWING RD8-55-199. AIRCRAFT WAS THEN RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- September 13, 2000
- Submitted
- September 15, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N817EX
- Make and model
- Dhav DHC8102
- Aircraft serial
- 191
- Aircraft time
- 24,804 hours, 27,325 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5310 · Fuselage Main, Structure
- Part
- Structure
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Aft 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.