Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
June 23, 2005
Submitted
July 15, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N851UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46051
Aircraft time
75,626 hours, 25,638 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
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.

What was found

INSPECTION TYPE C-1, LT FUSELAGE EXTERIOR SKIN CRACKED 1 IN LONG AT STA 1746 BETWEEN L14L TO L15L. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA OF SKIN, FABRICATED, AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER, FINGER DOUBLERS, AND FILLERS IAW DC-8 SRM 53-2-1 FIG 7.

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