Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
September 26, 2008
Submitted
October 28, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N496AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49734
Aircraft time
56,290 hours, 29,030 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1437
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

TUL CRACKS IN FUSELAGE SKIN AT STATION 1437 ABOVE AND BELOW LONGERON 3R. AREA OF DISCREPANCY IS 8 INCHES BY 4 INCHES. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER PER SRM 51-01-00.

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