Service difficulty report · Fuel Tank · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
May 25, 2005
Submitted
June 15, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N840UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46140
Aircraft time
71,743 hours, 24,867 cycles
Part
Fuel Tank
Condition
Damaged
Location
Rt Wing
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

RT AUX TANK UPPER SURFACE FASTENER HOLE ELONGATED AT XW 208. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER, INSTALLED CONICAL WASHERS AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER IAW DC-8 SRM 57-2-1 FIG 37, 51-1-26, 51-1-20D, AND 51-1-21.

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