SDR UPS03840083

Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date: December 27, 2002
Submitted: January 27, 2003
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N868UP
Make and model: Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial: 45968
Aircraft time: 74,695 hours, 25,599 cycles
System (JASC): 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
Part: Skin
Condition: Cracked
Location: Fuselage
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: C-2, R1 UPPER FWD DOOR JAMB CORNER EXTERNAL FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED AT FASTENER HOLE OF FIRST FASTENER ROW AT APPROX 45 DEGREES POINT OF CORNER RADIUS. REMOVED DAMAGE AREA, FABBED FILLER, DOUBLER, TRIPLER IAW DC8 SRM 53- 2-0 AND REVISION 53-154. ALODINED AND PRIMED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8. INSTALLED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-21 AND 51-1-20D.

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