Service difficulty report · Door · Doug DC1010

Difficulty date
June 29, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N68046
Make and model
Doug DC1010
Aircraft serial
47800
Part
Door
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
IN
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 A 1 INCH CRACK WITH CORROSION ON LT MLG DOOR ADJACENT TO LANDING GEAR BUMPER UPPER ATTACH POINT. THE CRACKED AND CORRODED AREA WAS TRIMMED AND BLENDED OUT. A REINFORCEMENT SPLICE PLATE AND ANGLE WERE INSTALLED IAW SRM 52-10-00, FIGURE 5, 51-21-01, AND 51-31-01.

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