Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC862

Difficulty date
February 15, 2001
Submitted
May 7, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N799AL
Make and model
Doug DC862
Aircraft serial
45922
Aircraft time
68,532 hours, 21,811 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
68,532 hours, 21,811 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.

What was found

DURING ROUTINE B-CHECK INSPECTION, A CRACK WAS DETECTED ON THE FUSELAGE EXTERNAL PLATING AT FUSELAGE STATION 242, BETWEEN LONGERONS 28L AND 29L. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED STOP DRILLING CRACK. FABRICATION AND INSTALLATION A REPAIR DOUBLER IN ACCORDANCE WITH DACO STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL 51-1-20 AND 53-2-0.

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