Service difficulty report · Structure · Doug DC1010

Difficulty date
December 17, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1834U
Make and model
Doug DC1010
Aircraft serial
47966
Engine
Ge CF66D
Part
Structure
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
NR
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

FUSELAGE SKIN AND UNDERLYING CIRCUMFERENTIAL FRAMES DAMAGED DURING PUSHBACK. DAMAGE OCCURRED ALONG A HORIZONTAL REFERENCE LINE APPROX 6 INCHES BELOW AND PARALLEL TO THE LOWER EDGE OF THE L1 DOOR CUTOUT. SKIN PANEL BETWEEN STA 304 AND STA 401 BUTT JOINTS AND STA 348 AND STA 357 FRAMES CREASED/CRACKED/DENTED. SKIN PANEL WAS REPLACED. STA 348 AND STA 357 FRAMES WERE LOCALLY SPLICED. ADDITIONAL MINOR GOUGING TO SKIN PANEL WAS REWORKED.

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