Service difficulty report · Hinge Fitting · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
April 29, 2015
Submitted
April 29, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N980TW
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53630
Aircraft time
43,619 hours, 21,275 cycles
Part
Hinge Fitting
Part number
39174465
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 83.5
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

NOSE WW SUPPORT BEAM CRACKED AT LT AFT HINGE OF FWD DOOR. INSTALLED 8130 HINGE SUPPORT IAW AARD 51-00-05-1 & DWG 9957851.

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