Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
December 3, 2011
Submitted
December 13, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N971TW
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53621
Aircraft time
33,890 hours, 16,232 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 SKIN LOWER EDGE BENT AND GOUGED WITH FASTENERS DAMAGED. BLENDED TO REMOVE GOUGED AREAS OF LOWER SKIN. STRAIGHTENED BENT AREAS OF LOWER SKIN. DYE CHECKED AND FOUND NO CRACK INDICATIONS. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER PER AARD 52-10-00-2 FIGURE 1.

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