SDR UPS03840354

Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date: March 13, 2003
Submitted: March 26, 2003
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N880UP
Make and model: Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial: 46080
Aircraft time: 68,460 hours, 25,963 cycles
System (JASC): 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
Part: Skin
Condition: Corroded
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: C2, AFT FUSELAGE SECTION APPROX STA 1500 AT LONG 25L TO 26L EXISTING DOUBLER HAS BLIND FASTENERS. REMOVED BLIND FASTENERS, FOUND SKIN BULGED AND DRILL STARTS OUT OF LIMITS AT STA 1505 AT LONG 26L. CUT OUT DAMAGED SKIN, NDT VERIFIED NO CRACKS AT CUTOUT. REMOVED, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED LONGERON SECTION, DOUBLER, FILLER, FINGER DOUBLERS AND INSTALLED LONGERON SPLICES IAW SRM 53-2-2 FIG 10 AND 53-2-1 FIG 7.

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