Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
August 26, 2009
Submitted
August 28, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9619V
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53566
Aircraft time
34,909 hours, 16,487 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
Entry Door
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

FORWARD ENTRY DOOR SKIN HAS IMPROPERLY INSTALLED RIVETS AND DEEP SKIN DENTS AT NUMBER 1 BEAM AFT END. REMOVED RIVETS, REWORKED SKIN, INSTALLED INTERNAL DOUBLER, AND REPLACED FASTENERS UNDER SRM 53-04-00 FIG 31.

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