Service difficulty report · Doubler · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
May 5, 2015
Submitted
May 6, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N980TW
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53630
Aircraft time
43,619 hours, 21,275 cycles
Part
Doubler
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

EXISTING LT CUSP SHEET SPLICE DOUBLER REPAIR AT FS 1162 TO 1174 HAS CRACKED TAB AT STATION 1174. REMOVED EXISTING DOUBLER, REPAIRED CUSP SHEET IAW SRM 53-05-00 FIG 131A-21 & AARD 53-20-00-16.

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