Service difficulty report · Panel · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
May 11, 2000
Submitted
May 15, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N72830
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49490
Aircraft time
42,072 hours, 19,905 cycles
Part
Panel
Condition
Cracked
Location
Vertical Stab
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

INSPECTION FOUND VERTICAL STABILIZER REAR SPAR LOWER ACCESS PANEL CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES. THE CRACKS WERE APPROXIMATELY .5 INCH LONG. THE CRACKS WERE STOP DRILLED IAW SRM 53-01, FIGURE 2. DOUBLERS WERE INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-01, FIGURE 1 AND 51-10-3.

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