Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD9030

Difficulty date
November 4, 2010
Submitted
December 1, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N902DA
Make and model
Doug MD9030
Aircraft serial
53382
Aircraft time
43,455 hours, 23,231 cycles
Engine
Iae V2528D5
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1494 L2-3l
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

THE LT SKIN AT STA 1494 BETWEEN LONGERON 2LT AND 3LT WAS FOUND CRACKED APPROX 3" LONG. DURING INSP IAW ERA 487106-14. DURING OPEN HOLE INSP MORE CRACKS WERE DETECTED AND A SECTION VERT STAB SKATE ANGLE WAS REMOVED. FINAL TRIM-OUT SIZE 4.3" X 5"A .063" DOUBLER AND A STRUCTURAL SHIM WERE INSTALLED. FOR VERT STAB SKATE ANGLE REPAIR.

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