What was found
MDT- DURING A FLEET INSPECTION, THE REAR FUSELAGE STRUCTURE WAS FOUND CRACKED AT FRAME NR 4 STRINGER NR 4 PORT SIDE. CRACK WAS REPAIRED PER DEHAVILLAND REPAIR DRAWING RD8-55-199. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- November 3, 2000
- Submitted
- November 7, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N840EX
- Make and model
- Dhav DHC8102
- Aircraft serial
- 327
- Aircraft time
- 19,793 hours, 21,747 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.