Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC951

Difficulty date
June 17, 2011
Submitted
June 20, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N671MC
Make and model
Doug DC951
Aircraft serial
47660
Aircraft time
71,331 hours, 68,335 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
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

LEFT FUSELAGE SKIN STA 497 LONGERON 17L WITH DENT DAMAGE IS D=1.2", X=.034"(DEPTH) D/X DIMENSION IS 35.29 ORIGINAL SKIN THICKNESS IS 0.050" COLD FORMER SKIN PER DC9 SRM 53-04 FIG 38. PERFORMED HFEC INSP PER NDT SPM 06-10-01.001 NO CRACKS NOTED IN DENTED AREA. FABBED AND INST 1EA INTERNAL DOUBLER AND 2EA SHIMS IAW DC9 SRM 53-04 FIG 38. INSTALLED ID TAG PER PS 900-5-1 NO.04.

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