SDR 0103259927

Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC931

Difficulty date
June 5, 2001
Submitted
September 14, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8920E
Make and model
Doug DC931
Aircraft serial
45835
Aircraft time
65,562 hours, 68,035 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
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.

What was found

DURING AN H-CHECK AT ATLANTA THE FUSELAGE BELLY SKIN AT STA 332 AND BL 0 WAS DISCOVERED TO HAVE HOLES FOR FASTENERS COMMON TO SKIN AND SHEAR CLIP HAVE BEEN ELONGATED. THE SHEAR CLIP IS REPLACED AND THE SKIN IS REPAIRED BY TRIMMING OUT THE DAMAGE AND REINFORCING WITH AN EXTERNAL DOUBLER PER EA 99-181262 LOG PAGE1622091.

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