Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
September 26, 2002
Submitted
October 18, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N729UP
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
46029
Aircraft time
72,641 hours, 48,033 cycles
Part
Skin
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: C2, FUSELAGE SKIN HAS 2 CRACKS AT CANTED FRAME 1702 AT LONGERON 17L AT STATION 1740. CUTOUT CRACKED AREA, NDT VERIFIED NO CRACKS AT CUTOUT, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED FILLER AND DOUBLER IAW SAA SK 729-255

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