Service difficulty report · Doubler · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
December 15, 2011
Submitted
December 16, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N554AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
53084
Aircraft time
60,335 hours, 31,042 cycles
Part
Doubler
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

AFT NOSE LANDING GEAR DOOR, LEFT SIDE HAS A CRACK BEYOND STOP DRILLED AT AFT HINGE CUTOUT. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-05-00 FIGURE 62.

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