Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
March 4, 2011
Submitted
March 8, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N597AA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53287
Aircraft time
59,710 hours, 25,207 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Out Of Limits
Location
Cargo Door
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

AFT CARGO DOOR BBDRXVK, OUTER SKIN HAS 3 AREAS THAT HAVE BEEN BLENDED WITHIN 6 INCHES. BLENDS ARE LESS THAN 2 INCHES APART AT THE EDGES OF THE BLENDS. OUT OF LIMITS PER SRM 53-04-00 CONDITION 2.D/T- .041 AT LOWEST POINT. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-04-00 FIGURE 38.

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