What was found
DURING CHECK-C MAINT FOUND LT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL WELL AFT INBOARD LOWER CORNER HAD CRACK IN AFT FACE. ACCOMPLISHED HIGH FREQ EDDY CURRENT AND CONFIRMED CRACK PER 51-00-03, PART 6. INSTALLED NEW PART PER SPM 6-70-01.
- Difficulty date
- October 22, 2001
- Submitted
- October 24, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N9618A
- Make and model
- Doug DC983
- Aircraft serial
- 53565
- Aircraft time
- 12,925 hours, 6,115 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Structure
- 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.