Service difficulty report · Web · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
September 14, 2001
Submitted
September 19, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N926TW
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49356
Aircraft time
38,839 hours, 29,563 cycles
Part
Web
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

DURING CHECK-C MAINT THE AFT CABIN UPPER SURFACE OF MEMBRANE HAD CORROSION AT STA 1249 FROM LBL 47 INCHES TO LBL 56 IN, THE FLOOR MEMBRANE WAS CRACKED AT STA 1246, LBL 55. THREE BLIND FASTENERS WERE INSTALLED AT MEMBRANE AT STA 1249 LBL 56 IN. UPPER SIDE OF MEMBRANE HAD CORROSION AT STA 1251 LBL 55 INCHES, BACK TAIL MISSING FROM RIVET IN MEMBRANE AT STA 1251 LBL 53 INCHES. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIVET PER SRM 51-30-6. CUT OUT CORRODED AREA OF MEMBRANE AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-01 FIG 4. REMOVED BLIND FASTENERS AND INSTALLED SOLID RIVETS PER SRM 51-30-00. STOP DRILLED CRACK IN MEMBRANE AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-01 FIG 4.

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