What was found
DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE VISIT NOSE GEARWELL UPPER DECK FOUND CRACKED BELOW AND FORWARD OF DC CONTACTOR BOX. CRACK WAS REPAIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEHAVILLAND REPAIR DRAWING RD8-53-582. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- December 16, 2001
- Submitted
- January 2, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N817EX
- Make and model
- Dhav DHC8102
- Aircraft serial
- 191
- Aircraft time
- 27,749 hours, 30,612 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5312 · Fuselage Main, Bulkhead
- Part
- Pressure Panel
- 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.