Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
July 10, 2002
Submitted
July 26, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N802UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46100
Aircraft time
69,360 hours, 27,869 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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 R1 AFT LOWER DOOR JAMB CORNER HAS CRACKED EXT FUSELAGE SKIN AT FASTENER HOLE FOUND BY EDDY CURRENT INSP. CUT OUT DAMAGE, PERFORMED EDDY CURRENT INSP AFTER DAMAGE REMOVAL IAW DOUGLAS NDT SPM 06-10-01.001, NO CRACKS NOTED. FABBED DOUBLER TRIPLER & FILLER IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-0 FIG 14.

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