SDR 0000709621

Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
March 6, 2000
Submitted
July 21, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N621NW
Make and model
Doug DC932
Aircraft serial
47544
Aircraft time
53,309 hours, 65,429 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Pax Door
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

DURING RON, A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE FWD PASSENGER DOOR SKIN AT HANDLE CUTOUT. THE CRACK WAS STOP DRILLED AND AN EXTERNAL DOUBLER WAS INSTALLED, REF EA 96-154948, LP 1092278.

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