Service difficulty report · Gusset · Doug DC951

Difficulty date
March 18, 2011
Submitted
March 21, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N779NC
Make and model
Doug DC951
Aircraft serial
48101
Aircraft time
71,333 hours, 66,584 cycles
Part
Gusset
Condition
Gouged
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

MAIN CABIN STA 832 LBL-10 GUSSET GOUGED. GOUGE FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS 90 PERCENT MAT. LOSS IAW SRM 53-01 FIG 1. REMOVED GUSSET, FABBED NEW ONE FROM .032" 7075-0 AND HEAT TREATED TOT6 ON TRAVELER #24961416. INSTALLED NEW GUSSET IAW SRM 51-30-5 AND 51-10-3.

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