Service difficulty report · Structure · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
May 25, 2012
Submitted
May 29, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9409F
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53121
Aircraft time
53,512 hours, 28,690 cycles
Part
Structure
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 CRACKED IN AFT HINGE CUTOUT OF RIGHT AFT NOSE LANDING GEAR DOOR. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-05-00 FIGURE 62.

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