Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
September 28, 2007
Submitted
October 5, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N852UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46052
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 1746
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

CORROSION FOUND ON OUTER SKIN AT L28 LT AND FX STATION 1746. AREA TOTALS APPROX 1 SQ INCH. SKIN APPEARS TO BE SEPARATED AND CRACKED AT 1 EACH FASTENER. REPAIRED EXTERNAL SKIN CRACKS AT STATION 17-1721 L28L IAW SRO 8530032.

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