What was found
DURING OP 15 MAINT CHECK, FOUND CRACK IN FUSELAGE SKIN AT NOSE GEAR STRUT DOOR, AFT HINGE, LT SIDE. REPAIRED CRACK IN SKIN PER SRM 53-05 PAGE 169 TO 171, FIG 62, SHEETS 1 AND 2.
- Difficulty date
- August 30, 2000
- Submitted
- September 14, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N931L
- Make and model
- Doug DC932
- Aircraft serial
- 47173
- Aircraft time
- 82,215 hours, 87,286 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.