Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
August 1, 2002
Submitted
September 3, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N806UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46006
Aircraft time
72,748 hours, 27,969 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Wing
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 RIGHT WING UPPER SKIN IS CRACKED AT XRS 74 AT STRINGER 11. CUTOUT DAMAGED AREA, NDT VERIFIED NO CRACKS AT CUTOUT, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER AND FREEZE PLUGS IAW SRM 57-2-1 FIG 10.

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