What was found
DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK, FOUND LONGERON 29L AFT OF STA 579, WITH ABOUT A 6 INCH CRACK IN THE I/B SIDE OF FLANGE OF LONGERON. INSTALLED LONGERON END AND SPLICE PER SRM 53-02, FIG 14 AND ARA 16211B.
- Difficulty date
- November 8, 1999
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N983Z
- Make and model
- Doug DC931
- Aircraft serial
- 47411
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Longeron
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 579
- 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.