What was found
DURING CHECK-C MAINT THE NUMBER 2L LONGERON WAS CRACKED ABOVE THE Y DUCT ALONG LONGERON END. REPLACED LONGERON SECTION PER SRM 53-02.
- Difficulty date
- September 7, 2001
- Submitted
- September 10, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N9403W
- Make and model
- Doug DC983
- Aircraft serial
- 53139
- Aircraft time
- 26,939 hours, 13,154 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.