Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
March 3, 2010
Submitted
August 31, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N976TW
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53626
Aircraft time
30,651 hours, 14,656 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

FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED AT STATION 1474 LEFT SIDE OUTBOARD OF AIR STAIR CUTOUT. STOP DRILLED CRACK AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-01-00.

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