Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC1010CF

Difficulty date
November 19, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N68053
Make and model
Doug DC1010CF
Aircraft serial
47807
Part
Skin
Part number
72071
Condition
Cracked
Location
Horiz Stab
Stage of operation
IN
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

HORIZONTAL STAB HAS ONE CRACK .948 INCH LONG IN THE AFT UPPER CONSTANT SECTION PANEL. CRACK STARTS AT AFT BOLT HOLE GOING FWD AND CRACK IS WITHIN FLYABLE LIMITS. REPETITIVE INSP PART 1 AT 24 MONTHS INTERVALS AND SPECIAL INSP TO START PART 2 AT 3 MONTHS INTERVALS PER WORK CARD WO 8-5510-7-2307H3, PT 1 AND 2 REF AD 88-03-08.

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