Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
April 8, 2008
Submitted
April 21, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N803UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46073
Aircraft time
81,122 hours, 26,618 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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 AFT EXTERIOR FUSELAGE STA 1690, L34L, FUSE SKIN BULGED AND CRACKED. CUT OUT DAMAGE, FABBED AND INSTALLED NEW DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-1-21D, 51 -1-8, 53-2-0 FIG 007, 51-1-26.

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