Service difficulty report · Doubler · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
August 18, 2011
Submitted
August 19, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N970TW
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53620
Aircraft time
33,471 hours, 15,632 cycles
Part
Doubler
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

STATIONS 1041 TO 1060 LONGERONS 7 TO 8 RIGHT PREVIOUSLY WORKED DENT WITH CREASE, INSIDE DENT 9 AND 1/2 INCHES LONG AND 1 INCH TO 1 AND 1/2 INCHES WIDE. INSTALLED DOUBLER AT STATION 1055 LONGERONS 8 TO 9 RIGHT PER SRM 53-04-00 FIGURE 12B SHEET 4.

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