Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
June 13, 2000
Submitted
June 13, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N819NY
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49479
Aircraft time
42,261 hours, 20,007 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nlg Door
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

INSPECTION FOUND THE RT AFT NOSE GEAR DOOR CORRODED ON INNER SKIN SURFACE WITH A 2 INCH CRACK AT LOWER EDGE OF DOOR. THE CORROSION WAS REMOVED IAW SRM 51-10-3 AND MATERIAL LOSS WAS FOUND WITHIN LIMITS IAW SRM 52-06. THE DOOR WAS REMOVED, THE CRACK WAS STOP DRILLED, AND A DOUBLER WAS INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-30-1 AND 52-01, FIGURE 2.

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