Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
August 12, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N583MD
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49659
Part
Skin
Part number
593600423
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 759
Stage of operation
IN
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 SKIN HAS CORROSION UNDER LEADING EDGE OF RT FILLET FAIRING AT FS 759 LONGERON 26R TO 26L. CORROSION HAS BEEN MECHANICALLY REMOVED AND AREAS BELOW LIMITS CUT OUT MAINTAINING A 1.5 RADIUS AND THE AREA HFEC INSPECTED WITH NO CRACKS NOTED. A .100 THICK 2024-T3 EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER HAS BEEN INSTALLED PER DC-9 SRM 53-04 FIGURE 53 AND DOUGLAS MESSAGE MISC-5567/SBT DATED 19 JUNE 1997.

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