What was found
DURING CHECK-C MAINT ON THE RT FUSELAGE AT STA 484, BETWEEN LONGERON 5R AND 6R, A METAL REPAIR WITH BLIND FASTENERS WAS FOUND. REMOVED CLASS III REPAIR. INSTALLED PERMANENT REPAIR PER SRM 53-04, FIG 38.
- Difficulty date
- December 20, 2000
- Submitted
- December 28, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N9420D
- Make and model
- Doug DC983
- Aircraft serial
- 49824
- Aircraft time
- 31,869 hours, 21,965 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
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.