Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
February 8, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N748UP
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45948
Part
Skin
Condition
Corrosion
Location
Bs 4-70
Stage of operation
IN
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-D, FUSELAGE SKIN FROM FS 70 TO FS 4 BETWEEN LONGERONS 31R AND 31L SHOWS SIGNS OF CORROSION BETWEEN SKIN AND INTERNAL DOUBLER. REMOVED SKIN AT STA 21.92 THROUGH 70.0 LONGERON 31L TO 31R. SPLICED SKIN FROM 21.92 TO 79.0 PER UPS EO DC8-5330-8942-B AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-1-20 AND 51-1-21.

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