Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
June 25, 2000
Submitted
July 17, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N708UP
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
46048
Aircraft time
70,116 hours, 46,622 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
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

INSPECTION TYPE:C123, FWD PIT FS 180 LONG 36 SKIN HAS CRACK AT FASTENER HOLE. REMOVED CIRCULAR SECTION OF DAMAGED PLATING IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-1, FABBED EXTERNAL DOUBLER, FILLER, AND INTERNAL DOUBLERS IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-1, ALODINED AND PRIMED IAW SRM 51-1-8, INSTALLED EXTERNAL DOUBLER, FILLER & INTERNAL DOUBLER IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-1.

More about the Doug DC-8-71F