Service difficulty report · Tab · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
September 25, 2008
Submitted
October 29, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N570AA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49352
Aircraft time
69,155 hours, 30,709 cycles
Part
Tab
Condition
Cracked
Location
Door Frame
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

CRACK FOUND ON TAB ON FORWARD ENTRY DOOR JAMB STRAP AT LONGERON 11 LEFT. AREA OF DISCREPANCY IS ONE INCH BY ONE INCH. CRACK LENGTH IS 0.5 INCH. INSTALLED REPAIR STRAP OVER CUT OUT OF DAMAGED TAB IN ACCORDANCE WITH AARD 53-10-00-11.

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