Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
March 6, 2000
Submitted
April 14, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N804UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46004
Aircraft time
73,882 hours, 26,821 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing
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

INSPECTION TYPE: C123, WING SKIN AT STRINGER 64 END FITTING ON LT WING HAS CRACKS AT MOST OUTBOARD AND INBOARD HOLES. FABBED DOUBLER & FILLER IAW EO DC8 5730-9004-D. ALODINED & PRIMED I AW DC8 SRM 51-1-8, INSTALLED DOUBLER, FILLER & LONICALS IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D & 51-1-8.

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