Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
October 13, 2001
Submitted
October 15, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N803UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46073
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:N/A CRACKS RT WING INBOARD OF INBOARD FUELING CAP (MARKED LOWER WING) BETWEEN NR 3 & 4 PYLON LWR WING) 28 INCHES FROM L/E & 3 INCHES FROM ACCESS PNL 1206. HFEC VERIFIED CRACK-CRACK TERMINUS CENTER PUNCH MARKED EP QC 70100 10-13-01. COMPLIED WITH EO DC8-5720-4087-B PERFORMED INTERIM REPAIR.

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