Service difficulty report · Structure · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
October 31, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N938MC
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49525
Part
Structure
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
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

A LAV SERVICE TRUCK STRUCK THE FUSELAGE 29 INCHES BELOW FORWARD EDGE OF SUGAR SCOOP RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO SKIN AND LONGERON. THE DAMAGED AREA WAS APPROXIMATELY 4 INCHES X 4 INCHES. A CLASS III REPAIR WAS INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-04, FIGURE 12B, SHEET 18. A DIP WAS ISSUED TO REPLACE THE REPAIR WITH A CLASS I OR II REPAIR WITHIN 8,000 HOURS AND TO INSPECT THE AREA AT INTERVALS NOT TO EXCEED 3,000 HOURS.

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