Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
May 26, 2000
Submitted
May 31, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14879
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49526
Aircraft time
41,000 hours, 20,041 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Bulged
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

INSPECTION FOUND LT FUSELAGE EXTERIOR SKIN BULGED AT FASTENER, STA 541 BETWEEN LONGERON 25L AND 26L. AN EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER WAS INSTALLED IAW EA 9-5331-2-A-0684 AND ECRA 5330-02958.

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