Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
January 4, 2001
Submitted
January 8, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N708UP
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
46048
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:N/A CRACKS MIGRATING FROM RIVET AT STATION 1480 ON LEFT SIDE OF FUSELAGE APPROX 6 FT FWD OF OVERPRESS SAFETY VALVE CRACK LENGTH IS 3/4 INCH IN THE UPPER DIRECTION AND 1/2 INCH IN THE LOWER DIRECTION ALL.FERRY. FLIGHT.PROCEDURES.HAVE.BEEN.ACCOMPLISHED.AND.ACFT. IS.IN.SAFE.OPERATING.CONDITION.FOR.FERRY.FLIGHT..UPS AUTHORIZATION.J.WRIGHT.-.MGR.AMC

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