Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
July 11, 2000
Submitted
July 12, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N18833
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49493
Aircraft time
42,312 hours, 20,123 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
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 A .5 INCH AND .375 INCH CRACK IN FUSELAGE SKIN AT STA 168, RBL 15 FORWARD OF R-1 SERVICE DOOR. THE INNER SKIN ACCESS PANEL FORWARD OF R-1 DOOR WAS REMOVED IAW SRM 51-30-1. THE CRACKED AREA WAS REMOVED. FILLER AND DOUBLER WERE INSTALLED IAW SKETCH DHSK233-507, SRM 51-30-2, AND 51-30-5. THE INNER SKIN ACCESS PANEL WAS REINSTALLED IAW SRM 51-30-1 AND ECRA 5330-02975.

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