Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
May 21, 2012
Submitted
May 23, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N978TW
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53628
Aircraft time
36,589 hours, 17,617 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

STATION 1380 ON LEFT SIDE HAS CRACK IN SKIN AT SHEAR TIE AREA JUST ABOVE PYLON. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-01-00.

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