Service difficulty report · Pan · Doug DC951

Difficulty date
September 3, 2012
Submitted
September 18, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N770NC
Make and model
Doug DC951
Aircraft serial
47758
Aircraft time
78,004 hours, 75,417 cycles
Part
Pan
Condition
Cracked
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

AD RELATED INSPECTION OF THE FORWARD CARGO DOOR UTILIZING HFEC, DETECTED A CRACK ON THE AFT SIDE DOOR PAN BEND RADII AT THE LOWER (5TH) DOOR STOP PAD APPROX .375 IN. IN LENGTH AND EXTENDS UNDER DOOR STOP PAD. ONE END OF CRACK IS MARKED UNABLE TO DETERMINE END OF CRACK UNDER DOOR STOP PAD. REMOVED 2 EA STOP PADS ON FWD LOWER CARGO DOOR AFT SIDE PAN, IAW SRM 52-03, FIG 8. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER, LOCATED AND DRILLED REPAIR DOUBLER, TREATED AND PRIMED REPAIR DOUBLER. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, FOUND REPAIR NOT FABRICATED TO STRUCTURE, HAS AREAS OF GAP/PRELOAD. FABRICATED SHIM AS REQUIRED TO RELIEVE PRELOAD. TREATED AND PRIMED SHIM AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER/SHIM ON FWD LOWER CARGO DOOR AFT SIDE DOOR PAN, IAW SRM 52-03, FIG 8.

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