Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
April 29, 2002
Submitted
April 30, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N16895
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49394
Aircraft time
48,907 hours, 24,085 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
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 CREASE IN FUSELAGE SKIN AT STA 420 AND 446 BETWEEN STRINGER 22L AND 23L. THE CREASED AREAS WERE CUT OUT IAW SRM 53-04, FIGURE 38. A DOUBLER, FILLER, AND FINGER DOUBLER WERE INSTALLED AT EACH LOCATION IAW SRM 53-04, FIGURE 38.

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