Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
April 13, 2001
Submitted
April 25, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N707UP
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45907
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt 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

RT WING STATION 172.000 INBD OF NR 3 ENGINE. SKIN CRACKED RT WING LOWER SURFACE, SKIN CRACKED AT WS 172 AFT OF CENTER SPAR. JUST 8 INCHES I/B OF NR 4 MAIN TANK MID FUEL DRAIN VALVE. AREA (APPROX 7 1/4 INCHES) PERFORMED INTERIM REPAIR OF RT INNER WING AFT BOTTOM SKIN PANEL CRACK FOR PURPOSE OF FERRY FLIGHT PER E.O. DC-8-5730-14248C

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