Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
September 3, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N808UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46008
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 1620-1690
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 DURING C CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND AREAS'S OF EXTERNAL SKIN BULGING AND RIVETS PULLING THROUGH SKIN F/S 1620 TO 1690 LONGERON 31 RT TO 31 LT. REMOVED SKIN FROM F/S 1480 TO 1690, REMOVED CORROSION FROM AREA, DRILLED, TREATED, PRIMED AND INSTALLED NEW SKIN AND FINGER DOUBLER AND INNER DOUBLERS IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8, 53-2-0, 51-1-21, 51-1-20D.

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