Service difficulty report · Structure · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
August 9, 2016
Submitted
August 10, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N409NV
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49574
Aircraft time
68,264 hours, 41,260 cycles
Part
Structure
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

FWD CARGO DOOR AND LOWER BELLY SKIN DAMAGE. ACCOMPLISHED VISUAL INSPECTION OF DAMAGE AREA IAW EA 40-2016-258. FWD CARGO DOOR PUNCTURED ON LOWER FWD SECTION AT BS 389. DOOR SILL AT BS 389 CRACKED AND BENT. SKIN AT BS 389 CRACKED AT STRINGER 29 -30R. SKIN DAMAGED BETWEEN BS 389 - 427 FROM FWD CARGO DOOR OPENING TO STRINGER 29L. INTERNAL RIB BENT AND BUCKLED IN CARGO DOOR OPENING AREA AT BS 398.5 WITH STRINGER 28R CRACKED AND BENT ON BACKSIDE OF SAME LOCATION.

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