Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
October 17, 2012
Submitted
October 19, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N564AA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49346
Aircraft time
80,505 hours, 35,973 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

FOUR CRACKS IN THE FUSELAGE SKIN AT LONGERON 22 FROM STATIONS 160 TO 200. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER EA MD80-53-009386.

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