SDR 0602759863

Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC951

Difficulty date
December 8, 2006
Submitted
December 19, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N772NC
Make and model
Doug DC951
Aircraft serial
47774
Aircraft time
64,541 hours, 63,119 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 1170-1258
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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 LINE OPERATIONS GROUND OPS TUG IMPACTED AFT SECTION OF FUSELAGE NEAR APU COMPARTMENT DAMAGING SKIN AT BS 1170, BS 1230-1258 AND DAMAGING LONGERONS 23L-24R. THE APB TEE WAS ALSO DAMAGED. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED PER EA 98-208366 WITH FOLLOW ON INSPECTIONS TO BE ACCOMPLISHED AT 3000 CYCLE INTERVALS. BLIND FASTENERS TO BE REPLACED PER SECTION VII OF EA 98-208366 NOT TO EXCEED 71119 TOTAL CYCLES.

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