SDR TWAA0018002

Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC982

Difficulty date: November 13, 2000
Submitted: November 17, 2000
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N956U
Make and model: Doug DC982
Aircraft serial: 49701
Aircraft time: 38,690 hours, 19,505 cycles
System (JASC): 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
Part: Skin
Condition: Gouged
Location: Fuselage
Stage of operation: IN
How discovered: V
Nature of condition: O
Precautionary procedure: K

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What was found

DURING CHECK-C MAINT ON THE UPPER FUSELAGE FOUND NUMEROUS DEEP SCRATCHES IN SKIN IN AREA BORDERED BY LONGERON 5L AND 6L, BETWEEN STA 216 AND 229, DEPTHS FROM 0.020 TO 0.060, VARIOUS LENGTHS. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-04, FIG 38, SHEET 3 AND 4, TABLE A, AND SHEET 35 VIEW W. TREATED PER SRM 51-10-03. SEALED PER SRM 51-20-0.

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