Service difficulty report · Casting · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
March 27, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N997Z
Make and model
Doug DC932
Aircraft serial
47029
Part
Casting
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1038
Stage of operation
IN
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

MCI - DURING OP 15 MAINTENANCE CHECK, FOUND TAIL SKID CASTING CRACKED AT STATION 1038, LBL 4 INCH, BOTTOM OF FORMER RING. REPLACED CASTING PER SRM 51-01, ITEM 1 PAGE C, AND STANDARD MAINTENANCE PRACTICE. (M)

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