What was found
PIT - DURING A SCHEDULED Q-2/C-6 CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND A .50 INCH CRACK IN LONGERON 17L LOWER FASTENER TO FRAME AT STA 256, VISUALLY. SPLICED IN NEW SECTION OF LONGERON STA 230 TO STA 273 PER SRM 53-02, FIGURE 2. (X)
- Difficulty date
- May 23, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N823US
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 49142
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Longeron
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 256
- Part time
- 35,146 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.