SDR USAA001951

Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC981

Difficulty date
October 17, 2000
Submitted
December 20, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N803US
Make and model
Doug DC981
Aircraft serial
48035
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing
Part time
52,961 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 LEADING EDGE CRACKED 5.5 INCHES, LT WING FIXED L/E OUTBOARD OF NR 7 SLAT TRACK OPENING. REPAIRED WITH 4 INCH BY 5 INCH DOUBLER WITH BLIND FASTENERS, STOP DRILLED CRACK, PER SRM 57-06A FIG 1A. TEMP REPAIR EA 56594. (M)

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