Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
March 14, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N938MC
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49525
Part
Skin
Condition
Impacted
Location
Bs 119-120
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

THE JETWAY STRUCK AIRCRAFT AND DAMAGED SKIN AT FORWARD ENTRY DOOR HOLD OPEN AREA STA 119-120. A CLASS III DOUBLER REPAIR WAS INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-04, FIGURE 12B. A DIP WAS ISSUED TO REPLACE THE REPAIR WITH A PERMANENT REPAIR WITHIN 8,000 CYCLES AND TO REINSPECT THE AREA WITHIN 3,000 CYCLES.

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