What was found
FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED UNDER COPILOTS SLIDER WINDOW, IN 2 PLACES OUT OF RIVET HEAD. FABBED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PATCH USING .032 7075-T6 PER DC-6 O/H MANUAL FIGURES 11-7, 11-37, 11-52, AND 12-22.
- Difficulty date
- June 11, 2002
- Submitted
- July 4, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N99330
- Make and model
- Doug DC6A
- Aircraft serial
- 43576
- Aircraft time
- 27,795 hours
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- E
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.