Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
May 1, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N798UP
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45898
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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:C/CK, FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED AT FWD UPPER CORNER OF RIGHT HAND AFT TYPE I DOOR. PERFORMED HFEC AND FOUND CRACK AND MARKED REMOVED FASTENERS, PAINT AND CORROSION IAW DC8 SRM SD 51-1-8D AND 51-1-21, FABED DOUBLER AND TRIPLER AND FILLER IAW REO 036166, ALODINED AND PRIMED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8SD, INSTALLED REPAIR FILLER, DOUBLER AND TRIPLER IAW DC8 SRM SD51-1-20B AND SEALED REPAIR IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-16 AND 51-1-17.

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