Service difficulty report · Structure · Doug DC931

Difficulty date
June 30, 2007
Submitted
July 5, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9343
Make and model
Doug DC931
Aircraft serial
47439
Aircraft time
93,031 hours, 97,544 cycles
Part
Structure
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING GROUND OPERATIONS AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED BY SERVICE VEHICLE AT BS 299 S24L. STRINGER 24L AND BUTT SPLICE STRAP WERE BOTH SEVERED. FUSELAGE SKIN FORWARD AND AFT OF BS 229 WAS DAMAGED. THE FUSELAGE SKIN AND STRINGER WILL BE REPAIRED PER SRM. THE BUTT SPLICE STRAP REPAIR WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED BY EA 99-209308 SECT I. SECTION IV REPAIR TO BE ACCOMPLISHED 8000 CYCLES AFTER SECT I.

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