Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
March 5, 2010
Submitted
August 30, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N975TW
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53625
Aircraft time
30,991 hours, 14,814 cycles
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.

What was found

CORROSION IN AFT LAVATORY SERVICE PANEL LOWER AREA. BLENDED OUT CORROSION PER SRM 51-10-03. BLEND AREA WAS OUT OF LIMITS PER SRM 53-01. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER .032" TI 6AL-4V AND .063" 2024-T3 ALUMINUM FILLER PER EA MD80-53-009353 AND SRM 51-30-00. INSTALLED NEW LAVATORY SERVICE PANEL PER AARD 53-30-00-7 AND SRM 51-30-00.

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