Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
May 22, 2007
Submitted
June 4, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N840UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46140
Aircraft time
72,646 hours, 25,496 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nlg Door
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 LEFT NLG DOOR SKIN IS CRACKED ON OUTBOARD SIDE. CUT OUT DAMAGED SKIN ON LT NLG DOOR IAW SRM 52-02-03. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER, AND FILLER ON LEFT NLG DOOR IAW SRM 52-02-0 FIG 2, AND 51-1-21.

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