Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
July 20, 2006
Submitted
July 21, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N958AS
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53024
Aircraft time
50,408 hours, 27,215 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
59670412
Condition
Misdrilled
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

FUSELAGE SKIN HAS MECHANICAL DAMAGE. (MISDRILLS DUE TO PREVIOUSLY ACCOMPLISHED STOP DRILLS ON THE R H ENGINE PYLON UPPER AFT FAIRING SUPPORT ANGLE) CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA OF SKIN. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED A FILLER EXTERNAL DOUBLER AND TWO TAPERED SHIMS IAW AAR EA 11608 AND ASA EA 5330 02116.

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