Service difficulty report · Door · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
August 6, 2014
Submitted
August 12, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N924DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49711
Aircraft time
66,807 hours, 50,737 cycles
Part
Door
Condition
Cracked
Location
Pax
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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 MAINTENANCE WALKAROUND, SUSPECTED CRACK ON AFT RIVET HOLE LOWER AFT CORNER OF FWD AIR STAIR DOOR. VERIFIED CRACK APPROXIMATELY .5" THROUGH RIVET FASTENER HOLE IAW NDT SPM 06-10-01.001. REMOVED DAMAGE AND DRILLED UP REPAIR DOUBLER IAW SRM 53-05, REPAIR 57A. INSPECTED AREA AND REPAIR DOUBLER IAW SRM 53-01-1A4, NO CRACKS FOUND. INSTALLED REPAIR IAW SRM 53-05, FIG 57A. REPAIR INSTALLATION OK IAW SRM 53-05, FIG 57A. RESTORED FINISH IAW SRM 53-05, FIG 57A.

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