Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
November 21, 2010
Submitted
November 23, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N848SH
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
49848
Aircraft time
46,945 hours, 26,145 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
Pax Door
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

(2ARF) DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK WAS DETECTED A DENT OF 1.0 X 0.750 INCHES AT LOW FWD OF THE AIRPLANE FRONT LT DOOR. MX EVALUATED THE DENT IAW SRM 53-04, FIG 38, SHEET 18 DETECTING DENT DIMENSIONS IN PERMISSIBLE LIMITS; SO PRESSURIZATION CHECK WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 21-30-00, NO LEAKS WERE FOUND. MX PERFORMED THE STRAIGHTENING AT FRONT LT DOOR IAW DPS 2.70-13 PARAGRAPH 1, 1.2, 1.3 AND 1.4, ALL CORRECT.

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