What was found
DURING OP 16 MAINT CHECK, FOUND AN EIGHT INCH CRACK AT STA 579 TO 598, LONGERON 29L, AT THE CENTER OF THE LONGERON AT SPLICE JOINT. INSTALLED NEW FITTING PER SPM 6-70-1.
- 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 - 598
- 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.