Service difficulty report · Sill · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
November 7, 2008
Submitted
December 5, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9401W
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53137
Aircraft time
46,380 hours, 22,585 cycles
Part
Sill
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
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

MIDDLE CARGO DOOR CUT-OUT LOWER SILL HAS CORROSION, STATION 636 TO STATION 693. REMOVED CORROSION FROM DOOR CUT-OUT LOWER SILL, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND INSTALLED DOUBLER AND SEAL RETAINER PER AARD53-10-00-3.

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