SDR ABXA040136

Service difficulty report · Door Frame · Doug DC941

Difficulty date
March 31, 2004
Submitted
April 12, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N972AX
Make and model
Doug DC941
Aircraft serial
47631
Aircraft time
54,528 hours, 66,724 cycles
Part
Door Frame
Part number
59114113
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

TWO CRACKS EMANATED FROM FASTENER ON FORWARD LOWER CARGO DOOR JAMB UPPER FORWARD CORNER, 6 INCHES ABOVE UPPER FORWARD DOOR STOP AT FS 372, BETWEEN LONGERONS 20 AND 21 RIGHT. FORWARD CRACK LENGTH WAS .0937 INCH LONG, AFT CRACK LENGTH WAS .1562 INCH LONG. REPAIRED AREA IAW EA 53100110 AND SERVICE REWORK DRAWING SR09530117.

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