What was found
PIT - DURING Q-5 CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND 1 INCH CRACK FWD UPPER CORNER OF M.E.D. IN FUSELAGE SKIN (X-RAY). INSTALLED EXTERNAL DOUBLER AND FILLER REPAIR PER SRM 53-05, FIGURE 25A AND USAIR, EA 30427. (X)
- Difficulty date
- May 25, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N809US
- Make and model
- Doug DC981
- Aircraft serial
- 48041
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- Part time
- 37,575 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.