Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
June 6, 2001
Submitted
June 15, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N840UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46140
Aircraft time
69,713 hours, 23,344 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
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:C1 EXTERNAL FUSELAGE STA 1740 L28R - L30R SKIN HAS A BULGE AND ONE FASTENER HEAD BELOW SKIN. REMOVED FASTENER IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-21. REMOVED CORROSION IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8, FOUND TO BE OUT-OF-LIMITS IAW DC8 SRM 53. FAB EXTERNAL DOUBLER FINGER DOUBLER AND FILLER IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-1. ALODINED AND PRIMED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8, INSTALLED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D AND 51-1-21.

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