Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
March 6, 2002
Submitted
March 15, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N706UP
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
46056
Aircraft time
68,093 hours, 45,443 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:C1 REPAIR AT STA 280 FWD LOWER CORNER OF A PIT DOOR CUTOUT IS A CATEGORY D PER EO DC8-5330-12800 AND SKIN IS CRACKED BETWEEN LONG 31R AND 32R. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLERS IAW SRM 53-2-0 FIG 22.

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