- Difficulty date
- March 1, 2003
- Submitted
- March 28, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N810UP
- Make and model
- Doug DC873F
- Aircraft serial
- 46001
- Aircraft time
- 76,958 hours, 25,318 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: C2, L2 UPPER AFT DOOR JAMB CORNER EXTERNAL FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED AT SKIN EDGE. CRACK LENGTH .1875 INCH LONG FOUND WITH EDDY CURRENT. REMOVED DAMAGE IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-0. FAB FILLER DOUBLER AND TRIPLER IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-0, TR 53-158. ALODINED AND PRIMED REPAIR PARTS IAW DC8 SRM 5 1-1-8. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-0 TR 53-158.