SDR DALA1201979885

Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC951

Difficulty date: January 16, 2012
Submitted: January 17, 2012
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N401EA
Make and model: Doug DC951
Aircraft serial: 47682
Aircraft time: 3,563 hours, 3,173 cycles
System (JASC): 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
Part: Skin
Condition: Cracked
Location: Fuselage
Stage of operation: IN
How discovered: V
Nature of condition: O
Precautionary procedure: K

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What was found

CRACK IN SKIN AT CANTED FRAME, STATION 1292, JUST BELOW STRINGER L14. CRACK APPROXIMATELY 2 INCHES LONG, WITH SMALLER CRACK AT STATION 1294, STRINGER L14 APPROXIMATELY 1/4 INCH LONG. CUT OUT DAMAGED SKIN, FABRICATED FILLER AND EXTERNAL DOUBLER, INSTALLED AND PAINTED PER DC9-50 SRM 53-04 FIGURE 18.

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