Service difficulty report · Vent Rail · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
June 6, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N940AS
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49825
Part
Vent Rail
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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 16, MAINTENANCE FOUND 2 VENT LOUVER RAILS CRACKED ON UPPER RT SIDE OF AFT FUSELAGE. STOP DRILLED CRACKS, INSTALLED DOUBLERS, SPLICED AND INSTALLED 4 LOUVERS PER SRM 53-05, FIG 66, SHEETS 1 TO 3. (M)

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