Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
July 6, 2005
Submitted
July 9, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N861LF
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
49826
Aircraft time
46,979 hours, 29,589 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
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 CAPT REPORTED 2 HITS ON FUSELAGE. ONE BELOW 45 RT LIGHT AND OTHER IN AFT RT RVSM AREA. INSPECTION PERSONNEL SENT TO PLATFORM AND CHECK DAMAGE. DENT AT STATION 571 WITHIN LIMITS IAW SRM 53-04 CONDITION B AND DENT IN RVSM AREA WITHIN LIMITS IAW SRM 51-50-00 FIG 18.

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