Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
October 16, 2007
Submitted
October 16, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N968AS
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53016
Aircraft time
51,967 hours, 25,742 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
591140659
Condition
Dented
Location
L1 Door
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

LEFT EXT FUSELAGE SKIN AFT OF L1 DOOR DENT OUT OF LIMITS STA 213 ABOVE LONG 166 DIA = .800 DEPTH = .034 RATIO OF 23.52 RECON TOURED DENT YAW MD80 SUM 53 04 FIG 38. HEFT INSPECTED, NO CRACKS NOTED YAW MD80 SUM 53 04 FIG 38 AND NUDISM PT 6.06 10 00 001. FABRICATED, LOCATED, DRILLED AND INSTALLED DOUBLERS REPAIR YAW MD80 SUM 53 04 VIEW E.

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