- Difficulty date
- September 25, 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
- Part number
- 57799117
- 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: C1, FS 450 BETWEEN LONGERON 36 AND 35 RT HAS FOUND TO HAVE DAMAGE IN SKIN SPLICE DOUBLER. FABRICATED DOUBLER PN 5779911-7 IAW DAC DWG 5779911-7. ALODINED AND PRIMED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8 AND FABRICATED FINGER DOUBLER IAW DAC DWG 5779911-9 ALODINED AND PRIMED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8. INSTALLED FINGER DOUBLER AND STRAP IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-21 AND 51-1-20D