What was found
DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK, FUSELAGE SKIN WAS CRACKED AT TOP FASTENER HOLE OF FRAME, BELOW STRINGER 14R AT STA 980 RT SIDE. INSTALLED AND FINISHED REPAIR PER ARA 16705. SUBSTITUTION OF FASTENERS PER EMLR 7073.
- Difficulty date
- March 20, 2000
- Submitted
- March 23, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N989Z
- Make and model
- Doug DC931
- Aircraft serial
- 47135
- Aircraft time
- 77,008 hours, 82,903 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- 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.