SDR 96008122806

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 1254
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 1254, STR 27, CLOSE OUT PANEL HAS 2 EACH ONE INCH LONG CRACKS INSIDE LOWER INSPECTION HOLE. REMOVED EXISITNG DOUBLER, TRIMMED OUT CRACKS, AND VERIFIED BY NDT CRACKS WERE TRIMMED OUT. FABRICATED DOUBLER AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-50-00, FIGURE 19. (X)

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