SDR ABXA030231

Service difficulty report · Pan · Doug DC863F

Difficulty date: July 22, 2002
Submitted: June 18, 2003
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N816AX
Make and model: Doug DC863F
Aircraft serial: 46093
Aircraft time: 72,167 hours, 25,252 cycles
System (JASC): 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
Part: Pan
Condition: Cracked
Location: Fuselage
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 PASSENGER DOOR LOWER AFT CORNER AT THE CUSP CHORD SHOWED CRACK INDICATION. STOP DRILLED CRACKED DOOR PAN, FABRICATED REPAIR AND SPLICE PARTS AND PLATES FOR DOOR PAN AND TORQUE BOX WEB IAW DAC 5597646, DC-8 SRM 53-2-0, 51-9-0, 51-1-21, 53-3-1, AND 51-1-8.

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