Service difficulty report · Support Fitting · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
May 23, 2002
Submitted
June 12, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N803UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46073
Aircraft time
78,333 hours, 24,523 cycles
Part
Support Fitting
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 AFT PIT C3 DOOR RAMP PANEL FOLDING DOOR SUPPORT FITTING IS CRACKED. REMOVED PANEL AND FOUND SKIN CRACK FABRICATE NEW SKIN IAW DAC DWG 97540 58. ALODINED & PRIMED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8. REMOVED SUPPORT FITTING LOCATED NEW FITTING AND DRILLED EXISTING FASTENERS IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-24, INSTALLED SUPPORT FITTING AND SKIN IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-24.

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