Service difficulty report · Stop Fitting · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
August 17, 2009
Submitted
August 19, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7522A
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49899
Aircraft time
55,968 hours, 28,729 cycles
Part
Stop Fitting
Condition
Cracked
Location
Entry Door
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

FORWARD ENTRY DOOR HAS INTERNAL CRACK IN RADIUS, FORWARD JAMB AT LOWER SIDE OF NUMBER 2 STOP BRACKET SUPPORT STRUCTURE. STOP DRILLED CRACK, DYE-CHECK CONFIRMED, INSTALLED DOUBLER UNDER SRM 52-05-00 FIG 31 (SHEET 3).

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