Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
February 14, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N811UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46089
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt 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-C1, THE EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER AT THE NR 1 PYLON CUTOUT IS CRACKED AND THE SKIN IS CRACKED PAST THE STOP DRILL HOLE. REMOVED OLD REPAIR DOUBLER, STOP DRILLED CRACK AND FABRICATED A NEW REPAIR DOUBLER AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 57-2-1.

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