What was found
INSPECTION TYPE:C2 LEFT AFT HEAT EXCHANGER EXTERNAL FUSELAGE SKIN LOWER AFT CORNER IS CRACKED STA. -12 AT LONG. 27L CUTOUT DAMAGE,NDT VERIFIED NO CRACKS AT CUTOUT,FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER AND FILLER I.A.W. E.O. DC8-5330-4732
- Difficulty date
- July 25, 2003
- Submitted
- August 15, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N874UP
- Make and model
- Doug DC873F
- Aircraft serial
- 46074
- Aircraft time
- 78,372 hours, 25,542 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- 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.