Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
November 3, 2009
Submitted
December 1, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9627R
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53597
Aircraft time
32,569 hours, 15,260 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
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

APPROXIMATELY 1 INCH CRACK IN FUSELAGE SKIN AT LEFT STATION 1474. STOP DRILLED CRACK AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-01-00.

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