SDR UPS03840192

Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date: February 3, 2003
Submitted: February 19, 2003
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N811UP
Make and model: Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial: 46089
Aircraft time: 78,322 hours, 26,030 cycles
System (JASC): 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
Part: Skin
Condition: Damaged
Location: Fuselage
Stage of operation: IN
How discovered: X
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, RADIOGRAPHIC (X-RAY) INSPECTION DETECTED AN INTERNAL DOUBLER REPAIR BETWEEN THE OUTER SKIN AND INTERNAL DOUBLER OF THE L-2 DOOR UPPER CORNER,THE SKIN HAS A CUTOUT APPROX 1.75 X .90. INTERNAL DOUBLER REPAIR IS CONDITION II, AT STA 1660 LONG 10L. REMOVED PREVIOUS REPAIR DOUBLER, NDT VERIFIED NO CRACKS AT EXISTING CUTOUT. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER, TRIPLER AND FILLER IAW SRM 53-2-0 FIG 18.

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