Service difficulty report · Cusp Web · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
August 22, 2015
Submitted
September 3, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N970TW
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53620
Aircraft time
44,173 hours, 21,247 cycles
Part
Cusp Web
Condition
Corroded
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

CORROSION ON LT CUSP BETWEEN STATIONS 1176 & 1185, CONTINUES UNDER SEAT TRACK & FRAME FOOT. ACCOMPLISHED DOUBLER REPAIR IAW AARD 53-20-00-16.

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