Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
May 19, 2000
Submitted
May 25, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9409F
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53121
Aircraft time
22,081 hours, 11,316 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 CC 8C, FOUND A CRACK IN THE LOWER FUSELAGE AT LT AND RT SIDES OF THE SUPPORT INTERCOSTAL AT STATIONS 988, 5 INCHES LT SIDE AND 5 INCHES RT SIDE OF LONGERON 30 BETWEEN THE AFT END OF THE MAIN GEAR. INSTALLED REPAIR PER SRM 51-01 PG 1, FABRICATED PART PER SRM 6-70-01 DAC DRAWING 5936373, INSTALLED FASTENERS PER SRM 51-30-05, PRIMED AND PAINTED PER SRM 51-10-3B. CC8C 05-19-00 MCI.

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