What was found
PIT - DURING Q-5 CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND 5 CRACKS .125 INCH TO .375 INCH LONG, BELTFRAME 256 TO 408 IN LONGERON 17R. SPLICED IN NEW SECTION OF LONGERON PER SRM 53-02 FIG 2. (M)
- Difficulty date
- August 16, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N827US
- Make and model
- Doug DC981
- Aircraft serial
- 48049
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Longeron
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 256-408
- Part time
- 37,695 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.