Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
August 6, 2001
Submitted
August 13, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N801UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46101
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

INSPECTION TYPE:IN LEADING EDGE CRACKED O/B OF NR 3 ENGINE. CRACK LOWER RT LEADING EDGE JUST OUTBD NR 3 ENG, BELOW INBD FIRE BOTTLE ACCESS DOOR. COMING FROM SCREW HOLE APPROX 1/2 INCH LONG. VIS AND PAGE PEN INSP CONFIRMS CRACK APPROX 1/2 INCH AS NOTED. HFEC CONFIRMS CRACK, INTERIM REPAIR PERFORMED IAW UPS EO DC8 5720-4087-B STEP THRU A (1) (C).

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