What was found
FUSELAGE DENT APPROX 4 INCH IN DIAMETER BY .187 INCH DEEP AND 14 INCHES AFT OF FORWARD AIRSTAIR DOOR STATION 218, BETWEEN LONGERON 19L AND 20L. INSTALLED EXTERNAL DOUBLER PER SRM 53-04-00 SHEET 34 FIGURE 12B.
- Difficulty date
- April 8, 2009
- Submitted
- April 29, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N438AA
- Make and model
- Doug DC983
- Aircraft serial
- 49456
- Aircraft time
- 69,027 hours, 31,809 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Bs 218 S19-20l
- 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.