Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC981

Difficulty date
March 2, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14880
Make and model
Doug DC981
Aircraft serial
48044
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
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

INSPECTION FOUND A 1 CRACK IN FUSELAGE SKIN ABOVE FORWARD SERVICE PANEL. THE CRACKED AREA OF SKIN WAS REMOVED. A CLASS III REPAIR WAS INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-04, FIGURE 12B. A DIP WAS ISSUED TO REPLACE THE CLASS III REPAIR WITH A CLASS I OR II REPAIR WITHIN 8,000 LANDINGS AND TO REINSPECT THE AREA WITHIN EVERY 3,000 LANDINGS.

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