Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC951

Difficulty date
February 3, 2011
Submitted
February 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N677MC
Make and model
Doug DC951
Aircraft serial
47756
Aircraft time
68,218 hours, 58,356 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
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

L1 DOOR JAMB, FORWARD UPPER CORNER HAS APPROX .750 CRACK IN OUTER SKIN REPAIR PER SRM 53-05 FIG.25A OR FIG 26 AD FAR INSPECTION. CUT OUT SKIN AND REMOVED CRACK IAW DC9 SRM 53-05 FIG 26. FABRICATED 2EA DOUBLERS AND 2EA FILLERS IAW DC-9 SRM53-05 INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS L1 DOOR JAMB FORWARD UPPER CORNER IAW 53-05 FIG 26. REPITIVE INSPECTION INTERVALS 20,000 LANDINGS INSPECTION THRESHOLD 28,000 LANDINGS IAW DC08 SRM 53-05 FIG 26 01 FEB 11 P-138 REQUIRED INSPECTION COMPLETED.

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