What was found
DURING CHECK-C MAINT, LONGERON 2R END HAD A.25 INCH CRACK AT STA 1418. REMOVED CRACKED AREA OF LONGERON 2R AT STA 1418. INSTALLED SPLICE REPAIR PER ARA 16743 AND SRM 53-02 FIG 18.
- Difficulty date
- April 6, 2000
- Submitted
- April 10, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N916TW
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 49187
- Aircraft time
- 50,403 hours, 25,884 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Longeron
- 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.