Service difficulty report · Doubler · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
September 20, 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
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, REPAIR DOUBLER 744-2L-01 DETERMINED TO BE CATEGORY B WITH HIDDEN ROWS (ALSO DOUBLER IS STEEL) FS 415-423 LONG 20L-21L REMOVED EXISTING DOUBLER, CUTOUT DAMAGED SECTION OF SKIN IAW REO G08 800 FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER, TRIPLER, FILLER IAW REO G08800 ALODIN ED & PRIMED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8, INSTALLED NEW DOUBLER, TRIPLER, FILL ER IAW REO G08800

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