SDR RRXA010029

Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
March 29, 2001
Submitted
April 12, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N801GP
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
46039
Aircraft time
79,951 hours, 31,470 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

APPROX 3 INCH TEAR IN FUSELAGE SKIN AT FWD LOWER CORNER BELOW CARGO DOOR DURING FWD DOOR GUARD INSTALLATION. REPAIRED DAMAGED AREA AT LOWER FORWARD CORNER OF MCD JAMB IAW GUIDELINES OF EWA ENGINEERING MEMO ML329011 THIS TEMPORARY REPAIR LIMITED TO 1000 CYCLES

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