Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
August 26, 2002
Submitted
December 12, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N828BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45993
Aircraft time
80,111 hours, 32,890 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
80,111 hours, 32,890 cycles
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 ROUTINE C-CHECK INSPECTION, TWO CRACKS WERE DECTECTED ON THE FUSELAGE SKIN AT STATION 490 ON THE LOWER AFT CORNER OF THE FORWARD ENTRY DOOR CUT OUT. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED, REMOVAL OF DAMAGE, FABRICATION AND INSTALLATION OF REPAIR DOULBER AND TRIPLER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOUGLAS STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL AND ENGINEERING AUTHORIZATION R12-R03

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