Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
July 25, 2005
Submitted
August 12, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N809UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46109
Aircraft time
77,280 hours, 27,172 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fs 1746 L15l
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.

What was found

FUSELAGE EXTERIOR SKIN CRACKED 1/2" LONG AT STA 1746 L15L. CUT OUT DAMAGED SECTION OF SKIN AT STA 1746 AND L15L. FABRICATED, AND IN STALLED REPAIR IAW DC-8 SRM 53-2-1 FIG 7.

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