What was found
LEFT FORWARD ENTRY DOOR MADE A BINDING NOISE WHEN MOVED FROM FULL OPEN POSITION. FOUND SNUBBER SUPPORT WEB CRACKED. CUT OUT DAMAGED SECTION OF FRAME AND INSTALLED NEW SPLICE AT BOTH ENDS IAW REA D853-41451MR.
- Difficulty date
- January 15, 2002
- Submitted
- April 30, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N819AX
- Make and model
- Doug DC863F
- Aircraft serial
- 45927
- Aircraft time
- 84,245 hours, 26,673 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5310 · Fuselage Main, Structure
- Part
- Door Frame
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- C
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.