What was found
INSPECTION TYPE:C3 FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED .25 INCH LONG AT STA 1746 L15L. CUT OUT DAMAGED SECTION OF SKIN, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBL ER, FINGER DOUBLER, AND FILLER IAW DC-8 SRM 53-2-1 FIG 7, 51-1-20D, 51-1-21.
- Difficulty date
- May 17, 2005
- Submitted
- June 8, 2005
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N840UP
- Make and model
- Doug DC873F
- Aircraft serial
- 46140
- Aircraft time
- 71,743 hours, 24,867 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- 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.