Service difficulty report · Beam · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
January 18, 2010
Submitted
February 25, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N962TW
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53612
Aircraft time
31,239 hours, 14,627 cycles
Part
Beam
Condition
Cracked
Location
Service 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 SERVICE DOOR HAS POSSIBLE CRACK AT LOWER HINGE BEAM. STOP DRILLED CRACK, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER AND ANGLE PER SRM 52-05 FIG 28. INSTALLED INNER SKIN AND HINGE PER ESO 80177.

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