What was found
FUSELAGE EXTERIOR STAIRS CONTROL CUTOUT SKIN BELOW HINGE GOUGED. NDT FOUND CRACK CONTAINED AT FASTENER HOLE. REMOVED STAIR CONTROL DOOR. FABBED DOUBLER FROM .032" 2024-T3 AND INSTALLED DOUBLER AND DOOR IAW SRM 53-01 FIG 4.
- 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
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- 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.