What was found
PDX - UPON INSPECTION, FOUND STRINGER INBOARD OF THE AIR CYCLE MACHINE INLET CRACKED. REPAIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FOKKER STRUCTERAL REPAIR MANUAL. COMPLIED WITH REQUIRED INSPECTION BUY BACK. CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- May 12, 2001
- Submitted
- May 16, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N491US
- Make and model
- Fokker F28MK4000
- Aircraft serial
- 11156
- Aircraft time
- 38,912 hours, 48,150 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Stringer
- 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.