What was found
DURING THE INSPECTION COOPESA FOUND THE LOWER EXTERNAL FUSELAGE FROM STA 1201 TO 1207 AT LONG 30 BULGED SKIN. PERMANENT REPAIR WILL BE PERFORMED AS PER DER APPROVAL.
- Difficulty date
- January 14, 2011
- Submitted
- January 14, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N786TW
- Make and model
- Doug MD83
- Aircraft serial
- 53123
- Aircraft time
- 39,966 hours, 38,789 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Bulged
- Location
- Fuselage
- Part time
- 39,965 hours, 38,789 cycles
- 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.