Service difficulty report · Plate · Doug DC951

Difficulty date
June 22, 2011
Submitted
June 23, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N770NC
Make and model
Doug DC951
Aircraft serial
47758
Aircraft time
75,864 hours, 73,207 cycles
Part
Plate
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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

EXTERNAL FUSELAGE NOSE SECTION LT AT HOOK PLATE OF THE FWD PAX DOOR AT FS 130 PLATE IS CRACKED AND DETERIORATED. REMOVED DOUBLER DAMAGED IAW SRM 51-70-2 PG 2 AND SRM 51-30-5 PG 29. LOCATED AND DRILLED NEW DOUBLER IAW SRM 53-04 FIG 24 AND INSTALLED NEW DOUBLER AT EXT FUSELAGE NOSE SECTION LT FS 130 IAW SRM 53-04 FIG 24 AND INSTALLED CONICAL WASHER OVER EXISTING COUNTERSINK.

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