What was found
INSPECTION FOUND EXTERNAL FUSELAGE SKIN CHAFED AT AREA OF HOLD OPEN HOOK RECEPTACLE FOR FORWARD ENTRY DOOR. THE CHAFED AREA WAS BLENDED IAW SRM 53-01, FIGURE 1. A DOUBLER WAS INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-04, FIGURE 24.
- Difficulty date
- April 14, 2000
- Submitted
- April 21, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N16804
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 49246
- Aircraft time
- 51,345 hours, 23,585 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Chafed
- 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.