What was found
DURING CHECK-C MAINT FOUND DENT 2.7 BY 3.6 BY 0.093 DEEP IN SKIN OF AFT CARGO DOOR. CUT OUT 2 .6875 ROUND PLUG FROM SKIN 0.050. INSTALLED 2024-T3 PLUG WITH A BACK UP PLATE 301 .25 H, 0.032 PER SRM 52-05, PAGE 4 FIG 3.
- Difficulty date
- February 10, 2001
- Submitted
- February 13, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N905TW
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 49157
- Aircraft time
- 55,078 hours, 28,621 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Dented
- 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.