Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
September 2, 2005
Submitted
September 7, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N772UP
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
46072
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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

SKIN BULGE AND CRACK. ASSIGNED FERRY PERMIT NR 9148 TO SAA. PER NRC 788843 REPAIRED ON NRC 788844. PERFORMED LOW FREQ EDDY CURRENT INSP IN AREA OF SKIN BULGE AT FS 35 PER NDT SPM 06-10-2.002. MAT LOS S DETECTED AT FS 35 IN AREA BTWN L36 & L34R APPX 8". SKIN REPLACED.

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