SDR MEX2002380

Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC987

Difficulty date
December 25, 2002
Submitted
May 21, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N204AM
Make and model
Doug DC987
Aircraft serial
49404
Part
Skin
Condition
Scratched
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

FLT 218 - MTY-CJS - DURING TRANSIT DETECTED A SCRATCH AT THE LEFT ARE OF THE FUSELAGE LOWER PART, NEAR TO THE WASTE SERVICE ACCESS. THE SCRATCH WAS APPROXIMATELY 18 INCHES AND 10 INCHES WIDE AND TWO DRILLINGS BETWEEN THE PRESSURIZATION VALVES. AT GDL, FUSELAGE SKIN LOCATED BETWEEN LONGERON 25 AND 27 AND STA Y=1050 AND Y-1078 WAS TEMPORARY REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-04 FIG 12B SHEET 77. (M)

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