Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
February 22, 2005
Submitted
March 16, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N805UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46117
Aircraft time
77,103 hours, 27,016 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:C1 FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED AT RT PRIMARY HEAT EXCHANGER CUTOUT AT LOWER AFT CORNER. CRACK APPROX 1 INCH LONG. CUT OUT DAMAGED SKIN, NDT VERIFIED. FAB DOUBLER AT FILLER FROM SHT2024 T3-.100. INSTALLED CONICAL WASHERS AND ALL REPAIR PARTS REF SRM ADDM EO DC8-5330-4732-D.

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