What was found
PIT - DURING C-4 CHECK, FOUND 2 INCH CRACK AT MED APERATURE TOP FORWARD CORNER AT FRAME 160, 2ND LAYER OF SKIN. ROUTED CRACKED AREA SKIN. INSTALLED A FILLER AND 2 EXTERNAL DOUBLERS PER SRM 53-05 FIG 26. (M)
- Difficulty date
- March 19, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N976VJ
- Make and model
- Doug DC931
- Aircraft serial
- 48147
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- Part time
- 37,085 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.