Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
June 19, 2012
Submitted
June 21, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9628W
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53598
Aircraft time
39,612 hours, 18,686 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

LEFT SIDE FUSELAGE AT TAIL SECTION STATION 1474 A CRACK WAS DISCOVERED ALONG A RIVET LINE. STOPPED DRILLED CRACK AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-01-00 FIGURE 2 SHEET 3.

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