Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC1030

Difficulty date
August 14, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1857U
Make and model
Doug DC1030
Aircraft serial
46986
Engine
Ge CF650C2
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 1133
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

THE FUSELAGE SKIN AT BODY STATION 1133 HAD EXCESSIVE MATERIAL LOSS DUE TO CORROSION IN THE AREA OF STRINGER 46L. APPROXIMATELY 50 PERCENT OF THE ORIGINAL SKIN THICKNESS WAS REMOVED OVER A 2.5 DIAMETER AREA. THE DAMAGE WAS DETECTABLE FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT DUE TO PILLOWING OF THE SKIN. AN INTERIM DOUBLER REPAIR WAS INSTALLED PER THE DC-10 SRM 53-20-00, FIGURE 13 AND UAL EVA ORD-4259. PERMANENT REPAIR TO BE MADE AT NEXT C-CHECK.

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