Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC931

Difficulty date
August 6, 2009
Submitted
August 11, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9333
Make and model
Doug DC931
Aircraft serial
47246
Aircraft time
95,004 hours, 96,243 cycles
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.

What was found

DURING L-CHECK FOUND CRACK IN FUSELAGE SKIN AT THE AFT LOWER CORNER OF THE FORWARD SERVICE DOOR JAMB. REPAIRED PER EA 99-215924 SECTION I. SECTION II REQUIRES REPETITIVE INSPECTIONS TO BE ACCOMPLISHED AT L-CHECK INTERVALS. SECTION III PERMANENT REPAIR TO BE ACCOMPLISHED PRIOR TO 3,000 CYCLES OR 24 MONTHS WHICHEVER COMES FIRST.

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