Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC951

Difficulty date
March 18, 2011
Submitted
March 21, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N787NC
Make and model
Doug DC951
Aircraft serial
48149
Aircraft time
67,736 hours, 61,525 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
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

BETWEEN GEAR DOORS THRU ACCESS PANEL 5501NW LOWER SKIN UPPER SURFACE HAS CORROSION. REMOVED CORROSION ORIGINAL MAT. .060" IAW DWG 9923459. UT INSP IAW NDT SPM 04-00-07 FOUND CORR STILL PRESENT WITH .040" REMAINING. FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-01 FIG 1 AND DWG 9923459. RECEIVED NEW WEB SKIN P/N 9923459-35, INSTALLED NEW SKIN IAW SRM 51-30-2.

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