What was found
PIT - DURING Q-5/C5 CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND TWO CRACKS .5 INCH LONG EACH, STATION 1437 BETWEEN LONGERON 2L AND 4L, IN AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE SKIN. REPAIRED WITH EXTERNAL DOUBLER PER SRM 53-04 FIG 27 USAIR EA NR 32644 AND EA NR 32647. (M)
- Difficulty date
- May 14, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N801US
- Make and model
- Doug DC981
- Aircraft serial
- 48037
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Station 1437
- Part time
- 38,909 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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