Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
October 25, 2012
Submitted
October 26, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N975TW
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53625
Aircraft time
38,718 hours, 18,563 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

AFT FUSELAGE SKIN IS CRACKED AT STATION 1380, AT SHEAR TIE FASTENER ABOVE LONGERON 14 RIGHT. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-01-00 AND AARD 53-30-00-02.

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