Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
September 9, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N779UP
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45979
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:N/A, FUSELAGE SKIN DAMAGE JUST AFT OF THE NLG W/W HAS AN 11 INCH CRACK. DUE TO LEFT NOSE TIRE TREAD SEPARATION. *S/D* DAMAGE REMOVED AS REQ'D RHODES 75705 RSB 0596 1 QC 2, FABRICATED AND DRILLED DOUBLER PER UPS DRAWING UPS-SDF-9900296 F BPT 92716. OK TO INSTALL RSB 05961 QC3. INSTALLED 98 PERCENT OF FASTENERS IN DOUBLER SEATED EXTERIOR OF DOUBLER, COMPLETE D INTERIM REPAIR.

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