Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
October 16, 2010
Submitted
October 19, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N433AA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49451
Aircraft time
72,864 hours, 33,405 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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

STATION 161 LONGERONS 16 LEFT TO 22 LEFT, HIGH FREQUENCY EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION INDICATES CRACK AROUND FASTENERS IN FUSELAGE SKIN. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER EA MD80-53-013579.

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