Service difficulty report · Door Frame · Doug DC951

Difficulty date
April 25, 2011
Submitted
April 26, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N780NC
Make and model
Doug DC951
Aircraft serial
48102
Aircraft time
72,571 hours, 67,115 cycles
Part
Door Frame
Condition
Corroded
Location
Airstair 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

E & E COMPARTMENT AFT LOWER END OF AIRSTAIR DOOR CUTOUT HAS CORROSION. CORR ON CORNER ANGLE FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-01 FIG.1 75% MAT LOSS.CUT ACCESS HOLE STA 207 IN WEB TO GAIN ACCESS TO ANGLE FASTENERS 5"X 5" AREA IAW SRM 51-70-4 DEBURRED AND INST DOUBLER AND ANGLE IAW SRM 51-10-4,51-30-5, 51-30-2.

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