Service difficulty report · Skin · Pilats PC1247

Difficulty date
April 12, 2013
Submitted
April 15, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N877AF
Make and model
Pilats PC1247
Aircraft serial
877
Aircraft time
3,515 hours, 3,381 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A67B
Engine time
3,515 hours, 3,381 cycles
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3D
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Pax Door
Component
Door
Component part number
5520512007
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

THE ACFT MAIN ENTRY DOOR HAD DAMAGE TO THE OUTER SKIN THAT REQUIRED MAJOR REPAIR. THE DAMAGE WAS OUTSIDE THE LIMITS OF THE SRM. THE ACFT WAS REPAIRED USING THE RM-12-000036 /01 AND STATEMENT OF APPROVED DESIGN DATA REF NO EZ-SADD-12-0610 DATED 08 APRIL 2013.