What was found
PIT - DURING Q-5/C5 CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND TWO 1 INCH CRACKS IN LONGERON 17R LOWER FLANGE STATION 228 AND 237. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION AND SPLICED IN NEW SECTION PER SRM 53-02 FIG 2 PG 2A. (M)
- Difficulty date
- May 13, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N801US
- Make and model
- Doug DC981
- Aircraft serial
- 48037
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Longeron
- Part number
- 27779221
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 228/237
- Part time
- 38,909 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.