Service difficulty report · Door Frame · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
April 25, 2003
Submitted
May 18, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N801DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46033
Aircraft time
78,807 hours, 30,335 cycles
Part
Door Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
78,807 hours, 30,335 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

FWD SERVICE DOOR JAMB WITH 2.000 INCH CRACK IN AFT LWR CORNER STA 180.000 L-20R- L-21R (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW DWG SR08530021, SRM 53-2-0 FIG 14. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA IAW DWG DACCO SR08530021, SRM 53-2-0 FIG 14. FABRICATED FILLER, DOUBLER (7075-T6 0.063) AND TRIPLER (7075-T6 0.080) IAW DWG DACCO SR08530021, SRM 53-2-0 FIG 14. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED (PRC) SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES IAW SRM 51-1-15 PG 1. INSTALLED FILLER, DOUBLER AND TRIPLER WITH NEW FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-20D PG 9, DWG DACCO SR08530021, SRM 53-2-0 FIG 14, SRM 51-1-21 PG 1 AND SRM 51-1-21A PG 1-4.

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