SDR 96007122805

Service difficulty report · Door Frame · Doug DC1030

Difficulty date: February 15, 1996
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N228NW
Make and model: Doug DC1030
Aircraft serial: 46578
System (JASC): 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
Part: Door Frame
Condition: Cracked
Location: Fs 1305
Part time: 75,849 hours
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

L-3 DOOR FRAME, FS 1305, STR 26, CLOSE OUT PANEL HAS 2 EACH ONE INCH LONG CRACKS INSIDE LOWER INSPECTION HOLE. REMOVED EXISITNG DOUBLER, STOP DRILLED CRACKS, AND VERIFIED BY NDT CRACKS DO NOT GO PAST STOP DRILL. FABRICATED DOUBLER AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-50-00, FIGURE 19. (X)

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