Service difficulty report · Door Frame · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
June 19, 2003
Submitted
August 23, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N604AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46047
Aircraft time
89,636 hours, 28,948 cycles
Part
Door Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Emergency Exit
Part time
89,636 hours, 28,948 cycles
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

SECTION AROUND EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR AFT LOWER JAMB HAS TWO CRACKS OF 0.750 AND 0.500 AT STA. 415.250 BETWEEN L-19L AND L-22L PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM. PERFORMED STOP HOLE ON CRACKS END USING A 0.250 DIA. DRILL AND TRIMMED OUT THE CRACK DAMAGE OF THE OUTER PLATING. PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION IAW NDT SPM PART 06-10-01-001. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA. FABRICATED A REPAIR DOUBLER, A REPAIR TRIPLER AND A FILLER, CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED APPLIED PRC SEALANT ON FAYING SURFACES. INSTALLED THE REPAIR DOUBLER, TRIPLER AND FILLER ON THE OUTER PLATING OF EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR AFT LWR. JAMB USING NEW FASTENERS IAW SRM.

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