What was found
INSPECTION TYPE:C-3. EXTERNAL FUSELAGE L1 DOOR CUTOUT UPPER AFT CORNER, SKIN VISUALLY CRACKED. CUT OUT DAMAGE, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER, TRIPLER AND FILLER IAW EO DC8 5330-22342-A AND SAA SK 840-807798.
- Difficulty date
- May 25, 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
- Cracked
- Location
- L1 Door
- 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.