Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
July 6, 2006
Submitted
July 7, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N811UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46089
Part
Skin
Condition
Gouged
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

A/C CURRENTLY OOS DUE TO DENT AND CREASE FOUND FWD IN THE SKIN FWD OF THE CREW ENTRY DOOR. REPAIR UNDER EVALUATION. FOUND DENT & GOUGE IN FUSE SKIN FWD OF MAIN ENTRY DOOR 24 INCHES TO BE W/IN SRM REF 53-01-0 & 53-02-0 LIMITS. NO CRACKS NOTED IN FUSELAGE SKIN. VERIFIED NO CRACKS IN DENTED AREA. BLENDED GOUGE. TREATED & PAINTED AREA. ISSUED I328764 FOR DENT IN FUSE SKIN.

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