What was found
DURING CHECK-C FWD LT DORSAL FIN ATTACH ANGLE, .5 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND ON UPPER LEG VERIFIED WITH EDDY CURRENT. INSTALLED NEW ATTACH ANGLE PER SRM 51-30-02, 51-30-05, & MO 72R22 & ARA 17951.
- Difficulty date
- January 28, 2002
- Submitted
- January 29, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N902TW
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 49153
- Aircraft time
- 57,721 hours, 30,237 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5534 · Vertical Stabilizer Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Attach Angle
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Vertical Stab
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- E
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.