Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
January 27, 2015
Submitted
February 10, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N972TW
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53622
Aircraft time
44,782 hours, 21,528 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

FUSELAGE LT SIDE CRACK IN SKIN AT CANT FRAME AT FS 1474 ABOVE AFT AIRSTAIR DOOR CUT OUT. INSTALLED EXT DOUBLER ON FUSELAGE SKIN IAW SRM 53-01-00-001 FIG 2 SHEET 3.

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