Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
December 30, 2002
Submitted
January 22, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N701UP
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45938
Aircraft time
65,356 hours, 26,471 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Left Wing Le
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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 LEFT WING L/E LOWER SKIN REPAIR DOUBLER SCREW HOLES HAVE COUNTERSUNK TOO DEEP AT STA XFS 307, AND IS CRACKED. REMOVED DOUBLER, STOPDRILLED CRACK, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER IAW DC8-5720-4087-B.

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