Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
March 3, 2004
Submitted
March 17, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N706UP
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
46056
Aircraft time
69,092 hours, 46,218 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Aft 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: C2, REMOVE EXTERNAL DOUBLER AT STATION 1722 LONGERON 17R-18R IAW EO DC8-5330-17288-A APPROX C AND REPAIR IAW SRM 53-2-1 FIG 7. REMOVED EXISTING DOUBLER, CUT OUT CRACKED SKIN, NDT VERIFIED NO CRACKS AT CUTOUT. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER, FILLER AND FINGER DOUBLER IAW SRM 53-2-1 FIG 7.

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