What was found
PIT - DURING Q-3 CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND 2 EACH, .1250 INCH CRACKS IN FUSELAGE SKIN AT STA 89 NEAR RT NOSE GEAR DOOR. INSTALLED MFG NEW SKIN REPAIR PER SRM 53-01, FIGURE 2, SHEET 3. (X)
- Difficulty date
- May 26, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N983VJ
- Make and model
- Doug DC931
- Aircraft serial
- 48159
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 89
- Part time
- 32,966 hours
- 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.