Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
June 20, 2002
Submitted
July 8, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N730UP
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
46030
Aircraft time
71,117 hours, 47,866 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:C2 REMOVE EXISTING REPAIR DOUBLER ON L-1 DOOR LOWER FWD TO AFT CORNER TO EVALUATE DAMAGE, INTERNAL DOUBLER CRACKED AT LONG 21L, AND SKIN DAMAGED STA 31-70 BETWEEN LONG 21L TO 14L. REMOVED EXISTING REPAIR, CUTOUT DAMAGE AREAS AND SKIN SEGMENT BETWEEN STA 31 TO 70 BETWEEN LONG 21L TO 14L, NDT VERIFIED NO CRACKS AT CUTOUT, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLERS, TRIPLERS, FILLERS, AND SKIN SEGMENT IAW 8110-3 APPROVED SAA SK730-509, EO DC8-5330-17087-A, SRM 53-2-0 FIG 15.

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