What was found
DURING CHECK-C MAINT FOUND BLIND FASTENER INSTALLED AT STA 218, LONGERON 6R. REMOVED BLIND FASTENER. FOUND SKIN DAMAGE. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA OF SKIN WITH .625 INCH SPOTFACE. INSTALLED TITANIUM DOUBLER PER SRM 53-04 FIG 38.
- Difficulty date
- August 3, 2000
- Submitted
- August 25, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N901TW
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 49166
- Aircraft time
- 53,572 hours, 27,720 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Fuselage
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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