Service difficulty report · Door · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
November 8, 2023
Submitted
November 8, 2023
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N804WA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49345
Aircraft time
88,376 hours, 40,184 cycles
Part
Door
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

TD. RH MLG INBOARD DOOR HAS A CRACK 1.4 INCH LENGTH IN THE SKATE FWD AREA, AFTER REMOVAL OF THE SKATE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE CRACK EXTENDS TO 8.74 INCH LENGTH AND IT WAS FOUND TWO ROWS OF RIVETS BROKEN. TA. EO N. WAA-231106 DATED 11/06/2023 WAS PERFORMED, NO REMARKS.

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