What was found
DURING CHECK-C MAINT FOUND CANTED FORMER CRACKED, LOWER END OF STA 1485, OTBD OF STAIR CUTOUT. STOP DRILLED CRACK AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER 53-01 FIG 2. INSTALLED FASTENERS PER SRM 51-30-5 AND 51-30-2.
- Difficulty date
- July 12, 2001
- Submitted
- July 13, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N923TW
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 49379
- Aircraft time
- 37,557 hours, 21,883 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame
- Part
- Frame
- 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.