Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
December 2, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9626F
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53596
Part
Skin
Condition
Gouged
Location
Rt Wing
Stage of operation
IN
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

THE RT WING LOWER SURFACE SKIN HAD 3 GOUGES JUST AFT OF OTBD TRACK FOR NUMBER 3 SLAT, CAUSED BY GROUND EQUIPMENT DAMAGE. LENGTHS OF GOUGES 5 IN, 4.5 INCH, AND 2 INCH. DEEPEST DEPTH 0.050. BLENDED GOUGES PER SRM 57-01, FIG 1 SHEET 3. ALODINE AREA PER SRM 51-10-3, PARAGRAPH 30. EDDY CURRENT ACCOMP AND NO DEFECTS. AREAS ALSO COVERED BY ARA 16489 AND ARA 16488. CHECK-C 10-2-99 STL.

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