Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC1010

Difficulty date
January 20, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N68049
Make and model
Doug DC1010
Aircraft serial
47803
Part
Skin
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

TWO CRACKS FOUND AT L/E OF LT STABILIZER UPPER SKIN PANEL, AT CLOSING RIB AREA STA XE = 28.426, XFS = 86.616. CRACKS ARE APPROX .25 INCH AND 2.0 INCH IN LENGTH. REPAIRED AS PER EO 8-5510-7-3312 PART 4 AND SRM 55-20-00.

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