Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC931

Difficulty date
September 19, 2001
Submitted
September 24, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N981Z
Make and model
Doug DC931
Aircraft serial
47345
Aircraft time
77,402 hours, 86,670 cycles
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

THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS CRACKED AT STA 168 AND LONGERON 29R, 1.625 INCHES AFT OF AREA CUT OUT FOR CORROSION, VERIFIED BY EDDY CURRENT. ACCOMPLISHED SKIN REPAIR AT STA 168 AND LONGERON 29R PER SRM 53-04 AND ARA 17918.

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