- Difficulty date
- September 16, 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
- Skin
- 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 FWD DOUBLER IS STEEL, CUT OUT CRACKS IN SKIN IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-0 FIG 15 TR 53-129 AND REO G 08797 PERFORMED HFEC IAW DC8 SPM NDT MAN 06-10-01.001 FABBED -15 & - 17 DOUBLERS AND -19 FILLER IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-0 FIG 15 TR 53-129 AND REO G08797. ALODINED & PRIMED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8. INSTALLED DOUBLERS & FILLERS IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D,53-2-0 FIG 15 TR 53-129 & REO G08797