Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
February 18, 2002
Submitted
March 26, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N707UP
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45907
Aircraft time
74,693 hours, 48,764 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 FWD AND AFT LOWER CORNERS OF L-1 DOOR JAMB SKIN, INTERNAL DOUBLER, AND FRAME TO CUSP FITTING ARE CRACKED AT STA 25 AND 70 BETWEEN LONG 20L TO 21L. CUT OUT CRACKED SKIN, INTERNAL DOUBLER SEGMENT, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED SKIN SEGMENT, INTERNAL DOUBLER SEGMENT, DOUBLER, TRIPLER, AND FILLERS AND REPLACED FRAME TO CUSP FITTING, AND ANGLES IAW DWG 5597646, 8110-3 APPROVED DH SK 707-035.

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