Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
August 13, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N803DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46123
System (JASC)
5751 · Ailerons
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Aileron
Stage of operation
IN
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

AT C CHECK, PANEL ON LT FAIRING 564B UPPER AILERON SURFACE OUTER SKIN FWD EDGE CRACKED. STOP DRILLED CRACK, FABRICATED EXTERNAL DOUBLER 1.0 BY 3.5 PER SRM 55-2-0. N/R 1013.

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