Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
September 30, 2008
Submitted
October 29, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N570AA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49352
Aircraft time
69,155 hours, 30,709 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
7024T3
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1380
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

CRACK FOUND IN AIRCRAFT SKIN ABOVE LEFT ENGINE PYLON. CRACK LENGTH 2/32 INCH. INSTALLED DOUBLER IN ACCORDANCE WITH AARD 53-30-00-02.

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