What was found
DURING CHECK-C MAINT ON LT FUSELAGE SKIN FOUND DENT 2 IN BY 3 IN BY 0.125 INCHES AT STA 230, BETWEEN LONGERON 17L AND 18L. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA AND REPAIRED BY INSTALLING DOUBLERS AND NEW SKIN PER SRM 53-04, FIG 12C.
- Difficulty date
- April 22, 2001
- Submitted
- April 27, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N904TW
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 49156
- Aircraft time
- 55,635 hours, 28,779 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Dented
- 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.