Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
June 9, 2012
Submitted
June 12, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N439AA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49457
Aircraft time
77,023 hours, 36,073 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 CRACKED AT CANT FRAME 1474, RIGHT SIDE, AFT OF ELEVATOR ACCESS DOOR. STOP DRILLED CRACK AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-01-00.

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