Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC951

Difficulty date
August 22, 2012
Submitted
August 23, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N773NC
Make and model
Doug DC951
Aircraft serial
47775
Aircraft time
76,105 hours, 73,236 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

WHILE ACCOMPLISHING AD RELATED TASK CARD 5330-01142-02 EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION, FWD PASSENGER DOOR JAMB SKIN CORNERS AND DOOR STOPS SECTION 02 1. CRACK INDICATION ON SKIN WAS DETECTED EMANATING FROM NR 7 DOOR STOP. REMOVED DAMAGE ON DOOR STOP SKIN NR 7 AFT, CUT OUT DIMENSION TO FAB REPAIR DOUBLER AND FILLER, FABRICATED LOCATED AND DRILLED REPAIR. TREATED AND PRIMED REPAIR, FABRICATED ID TAG AND INSTALLED ID TAG ON DOUBLER REPAIR AND CONICAL SPACER WASHERS ON FUSELAGE SKIN FWD PASSENGER NR 7 AFT DOOR STOP.

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