Safety record in brief:1 NTSB incident (minor damage, Feb 2014)No ADs since 1998 matched36 service difficulty reports
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The fatigue failure of the lower wing skin due to aging mechanisms. Contributing to the failure were lower wing skin inspection procedures insufficient to identify the crack.
From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for ENG14IA016)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
TO REPAIR A CORRODED SKIN LAP JOINT AT FS 200, STRINGER 4L, PERFORMED SKIN LAP REPAIR IAW THE INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN IN EAC EO 0502.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.CORRODED SKIN AT FS 200, BETWEEN STRINGER 4L & 8L. REPAIRED CORRODED SKIN, PERFORMED SKIN SPLICE IAW EAC EO 05 21 & 0301.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.TO REPAIR CORROSION DAMAGE ABOVE THE AFT EDGE OF THE FWD CARGO DOOR, AT WS 217, PERFORMED SKIN LAP REPAIR IAW THE INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN IN EAC EO 0502.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.REPAIR CRACKED WEB ON THE FUSELAGE BULKHEAD AT FS 600. PERFORM REPAIR IAW DC-6 A & B OVERHAUL MANUAL FIGURE 12-6.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.REPAIR A CORRODED SKIN ON THE UPPER AFT CORNER OF THE FWD CARGO DOOR. PERFORM CUT OUT OF CORRODED SKIN AT FS 200. REMOVE AFT SECTION OF SKIN AT EXISTING LAP AT SAME LEVEL OF FUSELAGE STRINGER 12L. LAYOUT NEW SEAM AT FS 200 IAW DWG 1529-01 & MANUFACTURE NEW SKIN FROM 2024-T3 0.071" IAW DWG 1529-01.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.SUGAR SCOOP FITTING REPLACEMENT AT W STATION 60L STRINGER 20. TO REPLACE A BROKEN SUGAR SCOOP FITTING PN 4491280 WITH NEW ONE AT WING STATION 60L, STRINGER 20 USING TECHNICAL REFERENCES DC 6 A B OVERHAUL MANUAL & DWG 4491280.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.REPLACE WORN RT FLAP LE SKIN FROM WING STATION 379.5 TO 421. THIS REPAIR WILL REMOVE WORN SKIN & USING OLD SKIN AS A TEMPLATE, MANUFACTURE NEW SKIN. TREAT & PRIME FOR CORROSION PROTECTION. INSTALL NEW SKIN WITH THE SAME SIZE & TYPE FASTENERS AS THE ORIGINAL. USE CHERRY MAX BLIND FASTENERS WHEN…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.LOWER WING SKIN REPAIR AT WS 347R STRINGER 25. REASON IS TO REPAIR A CORRODED WING SKIN BY PERFORMING A 1 INCH CIRCULAR CUT OUT & INSTALL A 2024-T3 0.071 DOUBLER IAW A B OHM FIGURE 13-30.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.ON PREFLIGHT WALK AROUND IN EMMONAK A FUEL LEAK WAS NOTED UNDER NR 2 NACELLE. THE WING SKIN HAD CRACKED AT APPROXIMATELY WS 176L, INSIDE THE NR 2 NACELLE. THE CRACK STARTS AT THE FRONT SPAR & GOES IN A STRAIGHT LINE AFT PAST STRINGER 19.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.SMOKE INDICATION IN MAIN CABIN, CREWMEMBER INSPECTED WHILE WEARING PBE. TURNED TOWARD NEAREST SUITABLE AIRPORT. AFTER INSPECTION NO SMOKE NO FIRE & PROCEEDED TOWARDS ANC. CLEANED & SECURED NR 3 SMOKE DETECTOR GND. R & R 3 WIRES AT FS 470 FWD OF DOME LIGHT IAW DC6 LMM28-5-2.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.Showing the 10 most recent of 36 reports.