Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
August 25, 2003
Submitted
September 5, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N809UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46109
Aircraft time
76,467 hours, 26,519 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Lightning Strike
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, 1 EA LIGHTNING STRIKE IS OUT OF LIMITS AT STA -95 4 INCHES ABOVE LONG 20L. CUT OUT DAMAGE, NDT VERIFIED NO CRACKS AT CUTOUT, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER, FILLER AND FINGER DOUBLERS IAW SRM 53-2-1 FIG 7.

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