Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
July 10, 2003
Submitted
July 14, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N807UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46007
Aircraft time
74,213 hours, 28,018 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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 RT FWD FUSELAGE SKIN (EXTERNAL DOUBLER) IS CRACKED AT LOWER AFT CORNER OF RH AFT HEAT EXCHANGER OPENING AT STA -12 AT LONG. 27R CUTOUT DAMAGE,NDT VERIFIED NO CRACKS AT CUTOUT,FABRICATED AND INSTALLED FILLER AND DOUBLER IAW UPS EO DC8-5330-4732

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