Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
September 23, 2008
Submitted
October 30, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N894UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46094
Aircraft time
78,066 hours, 25,407 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
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:SV FUSELAGE EXTERIOR SKIN STA 50 L21R BULGING AND FASTENER HEAD SHEARED. REMOVED FASTENERS STA FS 70 TO FS 50 L19R TO L21R AND FS 50 TO FS 30 IAW DC 8 SRM 51-1-21. REMOVED DOUBLER FROM STA 7 TO STA 70 L20R-L21R. FABBED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER IAW DC8 SRM 53-03-03-0, DWG 5613861, AND SRM DC8 SRM 51-1-21.

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