Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC981

Difficulty date
January 11, 2000
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14880
Make and model
Doug DC981
Aircraft serial
48044
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1338
Stage of operation
IN
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

INSPECTION FOUND A 0.15 CRACK IN FUSELAGE SKIN AT STA 1338, BELOW L5L. THE CRACK WAS CUT OUT. DOUBLERS AND FILLER PLUG WERE INSTALLED IAW DAC DRAWING J060138.

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