Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
July 11, 2012
Submitted
July 17, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N565AA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49347
Aircraft time
79,825 hours, 35,935 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
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

A 1 INCH DENT WITH HIGH METAL, 3 FEET AFT OF OVER PRESSURIZATION VALVES 3 FEET BELOW FLOOR LINE LEFT SIDE OF FUSELAGE. INSTALLED INTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER, SHIMS AND FILLER PLUG PER SRM 53-04-02 FIGURE 2.

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