Service difficulty report · Door Frame · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
December 27, 2014
Submitted
December 31, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N920DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53423
Aircraft time
53,967 hours, 39,061 cycles
Part
Door Frame
Condition
Corroded
Location
Cargo Bay
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

CORROSION ON THE SILL BEAM "INBD" OF THE AFT CARGO LOWER DOOR JAMB APPROX AT STA 1215 LONGERON 29R, MRB 53-019-02. REMOVED CORROSION ON JAMB BEAM INBD IAW SRM 51-10-3. ALODINED AREA IAW SRM 51-10-3. UT INSP AREA IAW NDT SPM PT4 04-00-07 ORIGINAL MATERIAL 0.150 REMAINING AT LOWEST POINT 0.058 HFEC INSP AREA IAW NDTSPM PT6 06-10-1 AND FOUND OUT OF LIMITS. REMOVED JAMB BEAM AT STA 1110 TO 1255 IAW SRM 51-30-02 AND 05. LOCATED AND DRILLED HOLES ON JAMB BEAM. ALODINED AND PRIMED HOLES IAW SRM 51-10-3. TOP COATED JAMB BEAM IAW SRM 51-10-3B. INSTALLED JAMB BEAM IAW SRM 51-30-5.

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