What was found
TOP OF FUSELAGE STA 640, LAP SEAM CORRODED AND SKIN CRACKED BETWEEN L-4 AND L5. REMOVED CORRODED AND DAMAGED AREA. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED FILLER AND DOUBLER PER NAC DRAWING NAC011 REV 32.
- Difficulty date
- March 13, 2002
- Submitted
- April 12, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N7780B
- Make and model
- Doug DC6A
- Aircraft serial
- 45372
- Aircraft time
- 21,690 hours
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- 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.