# SDR 96UAL900458

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: June 17, 1996
- Submitted: March 26, 2000
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N1834U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1834U), registered now
- Make and model: Doug DC-10-10
- Registry model: [Doug DC-10-10](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-10-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 47966
- Engine: Ge CF66D
- System (JASC): [5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5330)
- Part: Skin
- Condition: Corroded
- Location: Bs 979
- Stage of operation: IN
- Nature of condition: O
- Precautionary procedure: K
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96UAL900458

## Discrepancy

ON WALK-AROUND, FOUND FUSELAGE SKIN AT BODY STATION 979 HAD EXTENSIVE CORROSION BETWEEN LONGERONS 44L AND 47L.  DAMAGE EXCEEDED SRM ALLOWABLES FOR MATERIAL LOSS.  CLEANUP OF CORROSION RESULTED IN A 32.0 INCH BY 8.0 INCH SECTION OF SKIN BEING REMOVED.  THE CORROSION WAS CENTERED ALONG THE CIRCUMFERENTIAL AT BS 979.  NO DAMAGE TO FRAME OR THE STRINGERS.  A CLASS 3 DOUBLER-TRIPLER REPAIR WAS INSTALLED PER DC-10-10 SRM 53-20-00, FIGURE 6.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.