Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
December 4, 2015
Submitted
December 7, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N494AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49732
Aircraft time
76,656 hours, 40,900 cycles
Part
Skin
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

FORWARD FUSELAGE SKIN BULGED & 7 EACH RIVET HEADS SHEARED OR CUPPED, BETWEEN L30R & L29R, AT PRODUCTION SPLICE, APPROX STATION 590. REMOVED CORROSION IAW SRM 51-10-03 & INSTALLED DOUBLER IAW 53-04-03 FIGURE 11. ACFT IN BASE MX.

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