- Difficulty date
- March 18, 2011
- Submitted
- March 21, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N782NC
- Make and model
- Doug DC951
- Aircraft serial
- 48107
- Aircraft time
- 70,709 hours, 65,469 cycles
- Part
- Doubler
- 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
FUSELAGE EXTERIOR POTABLE WATER DOOR CUTOUT AFT LOWER CORNER INNER DOUBLER IS CRACKED APPROX .75 INCH. CUT OUT DAMAGED PORTION OF DOUBLER, NO CRACKS NOTED. FABBED DOUBLER TITANIUM 6AL-4V .032" FILLER 2024-T3 .063". INSTALLED DOUBLER AND FILLER IAW DC-9-53-30-03-801-663A-A. CUT LONGERON NR 21 RT AT BS 473. INSTALLED SPLICE IAW DC-9 SRM 53-02.