Service difficulty report · Stringer · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
June 1, 2004
Submitted
June 12, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1003Y
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
48068
Aircraft time
65,521 hours, 51,315 cycles
Part
Stringer
Condition
Leaking
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

DURING TRANSIT CHECK, A WATER LEAK WAS DETECTED ON UPPER CREW CABIN. AIRCRAFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR AND DURING OVERNIGHT SERVICE AIRCRAFT WAS PRESSURIZED AND LEAK TEST WAS PERFORMED, DETECTING LEAKS ON STRINGER 1 FS. Y-157 TO Y-157A AND 256, STRINGER 2 AND 3 AND FS. Y-1136 TO FS. Y-1380, LT STRINGER 14 TO RT STRINGER 14. AFFECTED AREAS AND TCAS UPPER ANTENNA WERE SEALED IAW SRM 51-20-0, AND AFFECTED RIVETS WERE REPLACED AT FS. Y-207 AND STRINGER NR 1 IAW SRM 51-30-2, ALL CORRECT.

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