What was found
CORROSION FOUND UNDER MID CARGO DRAIN AT STATION 655 BETWEEN L29R-L30. CUT OUT BLENDED AREA AND DYE CHECKED, NO CRACKS FOUND. INSTALLED DOUBLER, FILLER, AND NEW DRAIN COVER UNDER SRM 53-04 FIGURE 38 SHEET 23 VIEW H.
- Difficulty date
- July 21, 2009
- Submitted
- August 4, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N439AA
- Make and model
- Doug DC983
- Aircraft serial
- 49457
- Aircraft time
- 68,992 hours, 32,192 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- 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.