- Difficulty date
- October 3, 2002
- Submitted
- October 14, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N744UP
- Make and model
- Doug DC871F
- Aircraft serial
- 45944
- Aircraft time
- 74,722 hours, 48,614 cycles
- Part
- Doubler
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Pax Door
- 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: C1, L1 DOOR CORNER UPPER AFT DOUBLER IS STEEL. REMOVED DOUBLER IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-21. ROUTED OUT CRACKS, REPERFORMED HFEC AND NO CRACKS WERE NOTED. FABRICATED FILLERS AND DOUBLERS IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-0 FIG 15. ALODINED AND PRIMED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8. INSTALLED DBLR/TRIPLER AND FILLERS IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D.