SDR VJ970127

Service difficulty report · Dorsal Fin · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
February 20, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N919VV
Make and model
Doug DC932
Aircraft serial
47260
Part
Dorsal Fin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1074
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.

What was found

DURING A SCHEDULED INSPECTION AT AERO CORP IN LAKE CITY, FL, THE FOLLOWING WAS FOUND, TWO L-ANGLES CRACKED IN SIDE DORSAL FIN AT STATION 1074 BOTH APPROXIMATELY 1 INCH IN LENGTH. REMOVED CRACKED L-ANGLES FROM INTERIOR OF DORSAL FIN FS 1074, FABRICATED AND REPLACED DORSAL ATTACH ANGLES IAW SB DC9053A223 R02 AND AERO EO 97-456. REPETITIVELY INSPECT NEW ANGLES FOR CRACKS AT INTERVALSNOT TO EXCEED 2000 LANDINGS AFTER TIE ACCUMULATION OF 30,000 LANDINGS. (M)

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