Service difficulty report · Pressure Panel · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
December 27, 2001
Submitted
January 9, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N702UP
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45902
Aircraft time
65,998 hours, 23,992 cycles
Part
Pressure Panel
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 STATION 683 BULKHEAD IS CRACKED AT RBL 5 AND RBL 12 AT WEB AT LOWER WING SPAR. CUT OUT DAMAGE, NDT VERIFIED NO CRACKS AT CUT OUT. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED FILLER AND DOUBLERS IAW SRM 53-2-5 FIG 13.

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