Service difficulty report · Structure · Doug DC931

Difficulty date
April 26, 2000
Submitted
May 2, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N984Z
Make and model
Doug DC931
Aircraft serial
47412
Aircraft time
71,673 hours, 81,088 cycles
Part
Structure
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK, FOUND ON FUSELAGE, THIRD FROM BOTTOM AFT STOP HOLE HAD A CRACK INDICATION PER EDDY CURRENT, FWD ENTRY DOOR, .125 INCH LONG. REPAIRED BY INSTALLING DOUBLER PER EMLR 70776A.

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