Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
July 5, 2003
Submitted
August 6, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N750UP
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45950
Aircraft time
67,355 hours, 27,634 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 FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED AT VERT FIN AND CENTER SPAR CANT BULKHEAD AT TACH POINT FS 1770 LONG 8L. TRIMMED OUT CRACKED AREA, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOULBER AND SKIN FILLER IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-1 FIG 7. PERFORMED HFEC IAW DC8 NDT SPM 06-10-01.001. NO CRACKS NOTED. ALODINED AND PRIMED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8.

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