What was found
DURING CHECK-C MAINT FOUND CRACK IN LONGERON 4L, INBOARD SIDE AT FASTENER, STA 160. REPLACED DAMAGED PORTION OF LONGERON WITH NEW. INSTALLED LONGERON SPLICE PER SRM 53-02, FIG 18. SHIMMED LONGERON AT STA 160 AS NECESSARY.
- Difficulty date
- May 14, 2001
- Submitted
- May 16, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N907TW
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 49165
- Aircraft time
- 55,407 hours, 28,731 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Longeron
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.