What was found
INSPECTION TYPE:C-3. D PIT DOOR CUTOUT AFT SIDE CHAFED AND FASTENER HAS SHORT E.D. AT STA 1440. REMOVED FASTENER AND CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA AND INSTALLED DOUBLER, TRIP AND 2 FILLERS IAW EO DC8 5330-22423-A AND SAASK 840-807058.
- Difficulty date
- May 18, 2005
- Submitted
- July 5, 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
- Chafed
- Location
- 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.