Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
August 15, 2011
Submitted
August 16, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N76202
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53292
Aircraft time
60,727 hours, 25,690 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Entry 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

FORWARD ENTRY DOOR AFT UPPER OUTER SKIN AT NUMBER 1 BEAM HAS DEEP TOOLING MARKS FROM PREVIOUS REPAIR. RE-WORKED DENTED AREA. DYE CHECKED AND FOUND NO CRACK INDICATIONS. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED INTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER FROM .025" 7075-T6 MATERIAL PER BOEING DOCUMENT: SG09530001.

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