Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
March 4, 2002
Submitted
March 22, 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 R-2 DOOR UPPER AFT CORNER FUSELAGE SKIN, INTERNAL DOUBLER, AND LONG 11R ARE CRACKED AT STA 1654 AND LONG 11R. CUT OUT CRACKED AREA ON SKIN AND INTERNAL DOUBLER, STOPDRILLED CRACK ON LONG 11R. NDT VERIFIED NO CRACKS AT STOPDRILL AND CUTOUT. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER, TRIPLER, FILLER, AND STRAP IAW DC8-5330-16410-A, AND 8110-3 APPROVED DH SK 706-504.

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