Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
February 21, 2007
Submitted
March 12, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N868UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
45968
Aircraft time
76,536 hours, 27,025 cycles
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

INSPECTION TYPE:C1 EXTERIOR FUSELAGE, L-1 DOOR HOLD OPEN RECEPTICAL CUTOUT HAS .375 INCH CRACKED IN AFT LWR CORNER. TRIMMED OUT DAMAGED AREA L-1 DOOR HOLD OPEN CUTOUT AFT LWR CORNER IAW SRM ADDENDUM DC8-5330-19684-A. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER AT THE L-1 DOOR HOLD OPEN CUTOUT AFT LWR CORNER IAW SRM ADDENDUM DC8-5330-19684-A.

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