SDR USAA951238

Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
November 22, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N817US
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
48097
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
37,461 hours
Stage of operation
IN
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 - DURING Q1/C6 INSPECTION, FOUND CRACK APPROXIMATELY 1 INCH LONG IN SECOND LAYER OF SKIN IN UPPER FORWARD CORNER OF M.E.D. IN FUSELAGE SKIN (X-RAY INSPECTION) SSI 53-11-015. CUT OUT CRACK AND INSTALLED FILLER AND DOUBLERS PER SRM 53-05, FIGURE 25A. (X)

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