What was found
DURING CHECK-C MAINTENANCE LONGERON 2R WAS FOUND CRACKED AT TAPERED END AFT OF STA 1418. A ONE INCH CRACK. REMOVED, FABRICATED, AND INSTALLED LONGERON PER SRM 53-02, FIG 18 AND MD80 MM.
- Difficulty date
- February 6, 2002
- Submitted
- February 11, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N908TW
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 49169
- Aircraft time
- 56,514 hours, 29,603 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.