Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC931

Difficulty date
January 7, 2009
Submitted
January 29, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8923E
Make and model
Doug DC931
Aircraft serial
45838
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 69
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 L-CHECK, FOUND CRACK IN FUSELAGE NOSE SKIN AT BS 69.5 LBL 14. TEMPORARY REPAIRED ACCOMPLISHED IAW EA99-214503, SEC I. SECTION II FURTHER TEMPORARY REPAIR TO BE DONE WITHIN 4000 FLIGHT HOURS AFTER SECTION I ACCOMPLISHMENT. SECTION III REQUIRES INSPECTION WITHIN 20,000 CYCLES AFTER SECTION II AND EVERY 6,000 CYCLES THEREAFTER. SECTION IV PERMANENT REPAIR TO BE ACCOMPLISHED WITHIN 40,000 CYCLES AFTER SECTION II. (K)

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