Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
August 7, 2002
Submitted
August 16, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N772UP
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
46072
Aircraft time
67,542 hours, 44,705 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 FUSELAGE SKIN IS CRACKED AT STA 1746 AT LONG 35R AND 34R. CUT OUT DAMAGE, NDT VERIFIED NO CRACKS AT CUTOUT, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER, FILLER, AND FINGER DOUBLERS IAW SRM 53-2-1 FIG 7.

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