Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
October 14, 2001
Submitted
November 2, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N718UP
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
46018
Aircraft time
68,094 hours, 45,077 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
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:C2 FUSELAGE SKIN IS CRACKED AT STA 1723.076 LONG 15R. CUTOUT CRACKED AREA, NDT VERIFIED NO CRACKS AROUND CUTOUT, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER, FINGER DOUBLERS, AND FILLERS IAW SRM 53-2-1 FIG 7.

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