Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
January 10, 2000
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N752UP
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45952
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rudder
Stage of operation
IN
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

INSPECTION TYPE:C123 RUDDER AFT UPPER TRAILING EDGE HAS A CRACK. REPAIRED CRACKED RUDDER T/E BY REMOVING CRACKED, PAINT AND APPLYING A RESIN OVERLAY TO PROTECT EXPOSED GLASS AND PRIMED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-19 AND 51-1-8.

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