Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
March 30, 2007
Submitted
April 18, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N805UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46117
Aircraft time
81,451 hours, 26,798 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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:C2 HFEC INSP DETECTED A CRACK ON THE C-4 (D-PIT) LWR AFT DOOR JAMB CORNER STARTING AT FASTENER GOING FWD TO EDGE OF DOOR CUTOUT. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA AT D-PIT LWR AFT DOOR JAMB CORNER (STA 1440) IAW SRM 53-2-0 FIG 21. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR TRIPLER, DOUBLER, AND FILLER AT D-PIT LWR AFT DOOR JAMB CORNER (STA 1440) IAW SRM 53-2-0 FIG 22 TR 53-188.

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