Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC951

Difficulty date
May 11, 2011
Submitted
May 12, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N772NC
Make and model
Doug DC951
Aircraft serial
47774
Aircraft time
72,609 hours, 702,001 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

FUSELAGE EXTERIOR STA 58 AT L19R SKIN CRACKED 3 PLACES. REMOVED PREVIOUS DOUBLER AND FILLER. CUT OUT DAMAGE TO 1.6 IN DIAMETER. NDT VERIFY CRACKS CONTAINED IAW NDT SPM 06-10-01. FABRICATED NEW DOUBLER FROM 6AL-4V TITANIUM AND FILLER FROM 7075-T6 0.050 IAW DC9 SRM 53-04 FIG 38 LOCATED AND DRILLED IAW DC9 SRM 51-10-4. INSTALLED IAW DC9 SRM 51-30-5, 51-30-2, P-125 R.

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