Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
October 13, 2015
Submitted
October 16, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N883GA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49710
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
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.

What was found

HAS A RIVET WITH A CRACK EMANATING FROM IT & ASSOCIATED CORROSION IN THAT AREA. DIMENSION OF CRACK IS ½ OF AN INCH. AREA OF CORROSION AS EVIDENCED BY BULGING SKIN IS 1 INCH BY 1 1/4. UNABLE TO ACCESS THE CORRODED AREA FROM INSIDE THE CARGO COMPARTMENT AS IT IS UNDERNEATH LONGERON 29R.

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