Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
October 20, 2011
Submitted
October 20, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N974TW
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53624
Aircraft time
35,313 hours, 17,036 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Gouged
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 SKIN GOUGED AT GUST LOCK CUTOUT. BLENDED OUT DAMAGE ON FORWARD ENTRY DOOR AT GUST LOCK CUTOUT. DYE CHECKED AND NO CRACKS FOUND. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 52-05-00 FIGURE 20A.

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