Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC862

Difficulty date
July 7, 2003
Submitted
July 29, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8974U
Make and model
Doug DC862
Aircraft serial
46110
Aircraft time
53,818 hours, 16,200 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Mlg Door Cutout
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

NR 34M. DURING "A" CHECK NON-ROUTINE INSPECTION, THE FOLLOWING WAS FOUND- NLG WW LT SIDE, STA. 208 L-33L CORNER WITH .2500 INCH CRACK. TRIMMED OUT CRACK ON EDGE OF NOSE SKIN AT NOSE LANDING GEAR DOOR LEFT AFT CORNER AND FABRICATED FILLER FROM 707STG.O50 AND DOUBLER FROM 707STG-063 IAW AVITAS ENGINEERING REPAIR ORDER AROW-033RO-1, INITIAL RELEASE, DATED 07/08/03, PAGE 1 TO 2, AND REPAIR SKETCH AIPSAC-N8974U-01/03, SHEET 1 TO 4, DATED 07/02/03. PRIMED PARTS IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8 AND INSTALLED PARTS IAW AVITAS ENGINEERING REPAIR ORDER AROW-033RO-1, AND REPAIR SKETCH AIPSAC-N8974U-01/03. ISSUED FAA FORM 8110-3 DATED 07/08/03.

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