Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC1010

Difficulty date
January 21, 2004
Submitted
June 18, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N68057
Make and model
Doug DC1010
Aircraft serial
48264
Aircraft time
49,711 hours, 18,178 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
ALC72051
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 300
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 ACCOMPLISHMENT -F- TO -ACF- AT OAN, INSPECTION FOUND CRACKS IN 2 LWR CONSTANT SECTION SKINS OF THE HORIZONTAL STAB. THE CRACKS WHERE WITHIN FLYLABLE LIMITS. HOWEVER, DUE TO SHORT INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS IT WAS DECIDED TO REPLACE ALL CRACKED PLANKS AND CONTINUE INSPECTION OF THE SKINS PER EO 8-5510-7-2307 PART 1 AT 24 MONTH INTERVALS. THE WORK IS BEING ACCOMPLISHED PER SB 55-16 FOR GROUP 1 A/C.

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