Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
May 7, 2006
Submitted
May 17, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N752UP
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45952
Aircraft time
61,409 hours, 25,631 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fs 1990 Tailcone
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

INSPECTION TYPE:C3 AFTER REMOVAL OF TAIL CONE FOUND EXTERIOR SKIN DENTED, CRACKED, AND BROKEN OUT FWD END. REMOVED DAMAGED SKIN AT TAIL CONE EXTERIOR STA 1990 IAW SRM 53-02-00-0. RECEIVED, DRILLED UP NEW SKIN IAW SRM 53-02-00-0 AT TAIL CONE EXTERIOR SKIN STA 1990.

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