SDR RRXA000185

Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
February 17, 2000
Submitted
July 23, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N2674U
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46062
Aircraft time
81,807 hours, 27,560 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuselage
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

FOUND BREAK IN AIRCRAFT SKIN BETWEEN RIVITS LEFT SIDE OF AIRCRAFT APPROXIMATELY MID POINT BETWEEN MAIN CARGO DOOR AFT EDGE AND WING. *** CORRECTIVE ACTION *** DETERMINED AREA IN QUESTION TO BE LOCATED AT FUELAGE STA 440 (APPROX) AND LONGERON NR 3 (APPROX) DISCOVERED "BREAK" TO BE CORROSION "BUBBLE" REMOVED DAMAGED AREA AND REPAIRED IAW DC-8 SRM 53-2-1 FIG 7 ACFT NOW GOOD FOR CONTINUED SERVICE.

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