Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC1010

Difficulty date
August 9, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1849U
Make and model
Doug DC1010
Aircraft serial
46939
Engine
Ge CF66D
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1953
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

DURING WALK-AROUND, FOUND FUSELAGE SKIN CORROSION/CRACK AT STATION 1953 BETWEEN LONGERONS L43 AND L45. CLEANUP OF CORROSION/CRACK RESULTED IN A 3 INCH BY 3 INCH SECTION OF SKIN BEING REMOVED. THE CORROSION/CRACK WAS LIMITED TO THE SKIN AT ABOUT STATION 1953. NO DAMAGE TO FRAME OR LONGERONS NOTED. A CLASS 3 DOUBLER-TRIPLER REPAIR WAS INSTALLED PER DC10 SRM 53-20-00.

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