Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
June 16, 2011
Submitted
June 17, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N598AA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53288
Aircraft time
60,417 hours, 25,435 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
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 ON FORWARD LOWER CORNER OF AFT LAVATORY SERVICE PAN IS SEPARATED FROM TITANIUM HOURGLASS. INSTALLED INTERNAL TITANIUM REPAIR DOUBLER AT THE AFT LAVATORY PAN CUT OUT AREA PER SRM 53-04-00 FIGURE 38 AND EA MD80-53-017519.

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