Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
July 23, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N729UP
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
46029
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

MAINTENANCE FOUND LEFT WING LOWER SURFACE, APPROX 16 INCHES INBOARD OF NR 1 PYLON, CRACKED SKIN APPROX 4 INCHES LONG. ROUTED OUT CRACKED AREA IAW REO-06635. FABRICATED FILLER, INTERNAL DOUBLERS AND TRIPLERS, EXTERNAL DOUBLER AND TRIPLER IAW REO-O6635. ALODINED AND PRIMED IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW DC8 SRM 81-1-20D AND REO-O6635.

More about the Doug DC-8-71F