Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC862F

Difficulty date
July 16, 2002
Submitted
December 6, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N41CX
Make and model
Doug DC862F
Aircraft serial
46129
Aircraft time
73,466 hours, 20,110 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
73,466 hours, 20,110 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 C-CHECK INSPECTION, A CRACK WAS DISCOVERED ON THE FUSELAGE STATION 1210 LONGERON 19L FORWARD OF THE AFT EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED, REMOVAL OF DAMAGED AREA, FABRICATION AND INSTALLATION OF REPAIR DOUBLER IAW THE DOUGLAS SRM AND DRAWING 53-02491-2.

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