- Difficulty date
- August 12, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N869BX
- Make and model
- Doug DC863
- Aircraft serial
- 46035
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Pax Door
- 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
DURING ROUTINE C-3 CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND SKIN CRACKED AT AFT UPPER CORNER OF AFT PAX DOOR. REMOVED FASTENERS AND CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLERS AND FILLER IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-0 FIG 18. INSTALLED DOUBLER AND FILLER IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-0 FIG 18. (7075-T6) NON-ROUTINE TASK CARD NUMBER 111622.