Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
June 2, 2003
Submitted
June 27, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N851UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46051
Aircraft time
74,804 hours, 24,952 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
NPN
Part serial
NSN
Condition
Cracked
Location
Door
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: C3, L1 DOOR UPPER FORWARD CORNER SHOWS CRACK INDICATION WITH X-RAY INSPECTION. CUT OUT CRACK AND FABBED -15 DOUBLER, -17 DOUBLER, AND -19 FILLER IAW SRM 53-2-0 FIG 15 TR 53-155. ALODINED AND PRIMED IAW SRM 5 1-1-8. INSTALLED DOUBLERS AND FILLER IAW SRM 51-1-20D AND SRM 53-2-0 FIG 15 TR 53-155. DRILLED NEW SPLICE ANGLE PN 5597646-99 IAW SRM 51-1-24. INSTALLED ANGLE IAW SRM 51-1-21.

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