- Difficulty date
- December 26, 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
- 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, L2 UPPER AFT DOOR JAMB CORNER HAS A CRACK FOUND WITH NDT. CUT OUT CRACKED AREA IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-0 FIG 18. VERIFIED CRACK REMOVAL IAW MD NDT SPM 06-10-01.001. FABIRCATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER, TRIPLER AND SKIN FILLER IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-0 FIG 18. ALODINED AND PRIMED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8.