Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
February 3, 2012
Submitted
February 7, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9420D
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49824
Aircraft time
58,528 hours, 36,572 cycles
Part
Skin
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

FUSELAGE SKIN HAS 2 EACH CRACK INDICATIONS AROUND FASTENERS ON STRINGERS 22 LEFT FROM STATIONS 173 TO 191. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER EA MD80-53-021696.

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