Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
July 26, 2000
Submitted
August 24, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N901TW
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49166
Aircraft time
53,572 hours, 27,720 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cargo Door
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 CHECK-C MAINT, THE MID CARGO DOOR SKIN AFT EDGE WAS CRACKED. CRACK WAS BLENDED OUT TO 9/36 INCH DEEP BY 1.25 INCH WIDE. EDGE DISTANCE TO FASTENER WAS 0.5. REPAIRED PER SRM 52-05 FIG H PAGE 5. ENGR TASK 004 (H005180A).

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