SDR USAA970309

Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC981

Difficulty date: October 17, 1997
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N801US
Make and model: Doug DC981
Aircraft serial: 48037
System (JASC): 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
Part: Skin
Condition: Corrosion
Location: Bs 237-258
Part time: 45,226 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 RON, FOUND CORRODED AREA 4 INCH BY 5 INCH AT TCAS ANTENNA, FUSELAGE SKIN BETWEEN STATION 237 AND STATION 258 LONGERON 29RT TO 29 LT. INSTALLED EXTERNAL DOUBLER AND REPLACED TCAS DOUBLER PER SRM 53-04 FIG 51 CLASS 2 REPAIR. (M)

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