SDR USAA000159

Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC981

Difficulty date
January 27, 2000
Submitted
April 19, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N801US
Make and model
Doug DC981
Aircraft serial
48037
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
50,992 hours
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

PIT - FOUND SKIN CRACKED AT STATION 1380 LONGERON 13R AND 14R, CRACKS WERE .375 INCH .125 INCH AND .0625 INCH. CUT OUT DAMAGE AREA, INSTALLED FILLER AND DOUBLER PER SRM 53-04, FIG 18. (M)

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