Service difficulty report · Door · Dhav DHC3

Difficulty date
April 3, 2006
Submitted
June 6, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC3
Aircraft time
1 hours
Part
Door
Part number
C3FS24950
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

THE LT STRUT, FUSELAGE DOOR WAS CORRODED THROUGH. SURFACE RUST PITTING WAS NOTICED, AND A PUNCH WAS DRIVEN THROUGH THE TUBE WITH MINIMAL EFFORT SEVERAL TIMES. RT STRUT EXHIBITED SEVERE PITTING ALSO, AND WAS ALSO REMOVED FOR REPLACEMENT. LOGBOOKS INDICATED THAT THE STRUTS WERE INSPECTED AUG 20, 2001 IAW S/B 3/29 BY AMO 78-92.