Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
March 28, 2013
Submitted
March 29, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N948TW
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49575
Aircraft time
68,303 hours, 35,773 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Emergency Exit
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 AFT OVERWING EXIT DOOR IS CRACKED ON THE UPPER LEFT SIDE OF THE INNER SKIN. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER EA COMP-52-029017.

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