Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
April 13, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N894UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46094
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing
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, LT WING L/E (STUB WING) ABOVE NR 1 PYLON HAS AN 8 INCH CRACK ON THE INBOARD UPPER ATTACH FLANGE. STOP DRILLED CRACK AND REINSTALLED EXISTING REPAIR REF SRM 57-2-6 FIG 1, 51-1-21, AND 51-1-20D.

More about the Doug DC-8-73F