Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
December 15, 1999
Submitted
July 1, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N943AS
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53018
Part
Skin
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

PHX - DURING 30K CHECK, THE LEFT SIDE OF FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND CRACKED APPROX .20 INCH AT STATION 1401, 4.5 INCH BELOW LONGERON 13L. REPAIRED AND INSTALLED FILLER AND DOUBLER PER SRM 53-04, FIG 18. (M)

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