Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
August 9, 2001
Submitted
August 13, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N868UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
45968
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cargo Door
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 2 ADJACENT CRACKS AND DISTORTION IN PIT 31 DOOR LOWER EDGE NR 1 PIT DOOR HAS 2 CRACKS IN LOWER SKIN APPROX 14 INCHES FROM TRAILING EDGE. TRIMMED OUT DAMAGED SKIN ENCOMPASSING BOTH CRACKS AND INSTALLED NEW FASTENER, PER EO DC8-5230-14302.

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