Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
December 10, 2001
Submitted
December 18, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N931TW
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49527
Aircraft time
44,625 hours, 22,504 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Gouged
Location
Pax Door
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 FWD LT PASSENGER DOOR, OUTER SKIN AND INTERNAL STRUCTURE WAS GOUGED AND WORN BELOW THE GUST LOCK RECESS. INSTALLED NEW GUST LOCK HOUSING AND REPAIRED DOOR SKIN PER SRM 52-05, FIG 20A.

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