Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
July 14, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N866UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
45966
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1660
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 FUSELAGE SKIN AT FS 1660, AFT ENTRY DOOR, AFT UPPER CORNER, HAS 5 CRACKS EXTENDING FROM FASTENER HOLES. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA AND REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-2-0 FIG 18.

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