Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
February 16, 2011
Submitted
February 16, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N578AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
53155
Aircraft time
57,257 hours, 29,426 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

NOSE LANDING GEAR-LEFT AFT DOOR-AFT HINGE CUTOUT IS CRACKED. ROUTED CRACK AND INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR PER SRM 53-05-00 FIGURE 62.

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