What was found
DURING CHECK-C MAINT FRAME AT STA 1322, FOUND HEAVY CORROSION AT LONGERON 30 ON AFT SIDE. SPLICED IN NEW SECTION OF FRAME PER SRM 53-03 FIGURE 2A. INSTALLED RIVETS IN BULKHEAD SUPPORT FRAME PER SRM 51-30-02.
- Difficulty date
- January 28, 2002
- Submitted
- January 29, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N948TW
- Make and model
- Doug DC983
- Aircraft serial
- 49575
- Aircraft time
- 37,926 hours, 21,312 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame
- Part
- Frame
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Fuselage
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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