Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
February 25, 2012
Submitted
February 28, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N594AA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53284
Aircraft time
64,169 hours, 27,177 cycles
Part
Skin
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

GOUGE IN FUSELAGE 7 INCHES FORWARD OF RIGHT NUMBER 1 DOOR AND 4 INCHES BELOW LONGERON 18 RIGHT. REPAIRED FUSELAGE DAMAGE JUST AFT OF STATION 160 AND BELOW RIGHT CUSP LINE WITH EXTERNAL DOUBLER PER EA MD80-53-022003.

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