- Difficulty date
- April 18, 2011
- Submitted
- April 19, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Doug DC951
- Aircraft serial
- 48102
- Aircraft time
- 72,571 hours, 67,115 cycles
- Part
- Doubler
- Condition
- Gouged
- Location
- Cargo 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
FWD CARGO DOOR FWD LATCH MECHANISM CUT OUT AND DOUBLER GOUGED. REMOVED OLD DOUBLER AND FABRICATED NEW DOUBLER IAW DC9 SRM 52-05 FIGURE 26B. MATERIAL .032 TY301 1/2. INSTALLED IAW DC9 SRM 52-05 FIGURE 26B. INSTALLED ID TAG IAW PS 900-5-1. WEIGHT IAW TOPP 30-10-70. 6"X 3".