Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
June 22, 2011
Submitted
June 24, 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
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

FUSELAGE - SKIN IS CRACKED AT THE UPPER FASTENER IN THE SHEAR TIE AT STATION 1417 BETWEEN LONGERONS 2 AND 3 RIGHT JUST OUTBOARD OF THE VERTICAL STABILIZER RIGHT SKATE ANGLE. INSTALLED INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL DOUBLER WITH FILLER PER AARD 51-10-00-5.

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