Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
November 22, 2008
Submitted
December 3, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N894UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46094
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:N/A L1 DOOR HOLD OPEN LATCH AT FS 16 BETWEEN LONGERONS L-15L AND L-16L CRACK AT LOWER AFT CORNER OF PRODUCTION TRIMOUT. THE CRACK AND EXISTING STOP DRILL MEASURES 0.70 INCH LENGTH. COMPLIED WITH EO DC8-5330-31311-A.

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