What was found
DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK, FOUND .75 INCH CRACK AT UPPER RIVET HOLE ON VERT STIFFENER, AFT SIDE OF BULKHEAD, BETWEEN LONG 3L AND 4L. REPLACED TIE CLIP, UPPER END OF STIFFENER, WITH FASTENERS PER SRM 51-30-0.
- Difficulty date
- September 2, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N988Z
- Make and model
- Doug DC931
- Aircraft serial
- 47134
- System (JASC)
- 5312 · Fuselage Main, Bulkhead
- Part
- Bulkhd Stiffener
- 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.