Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
March 20, 2001
Submitted
July 3, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N820BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
46065
Aircraft time
79,927 hours, 33,374 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
79,927 hours, 33,374 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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 ROUTINE C-CHECK INSPECTION, A CRACK WAS DETECTED ON THE EXTERNAL PLATING AFT OF THE L-1 DOOR LOWER AFT CORNER.

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