Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC863F

Difficulty date
September 19, 2009
Submitted
September 23, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N865F
Make and model
Doug DC863F
Aircraft serial
46088
Aircraft time
79,807 hours, 26,956 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1756-1760
Part time
79,807 hours, 26,956 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

FOUND 2 EACH CRACKS IN FUSELAGE SKIN APPROX AT STA 1760 LT SIDE MID POINT VERTICALLY. ONE CRACK APPROX 2 INCHES LONG BETWEEN L13L AND L14L AND ONE CRACK APPROX 1 INCH LONG BETWEEN L14L AND L15L. CRACKS WILL BE REPAIRED IAW DWG 53-09405-1.

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