Service difficulty report · Door Frame · Doug DC873

Difficulty date
November 14, 2003
Submitted
December 18, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N802DH
Make and model
Doug DC873
Aircraft serial
46076
Aircraft time
81,763 hours, 30,243 cycles
Part
Door Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fselage
Part time
81,763 hours, 30,243 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

EXTERNAL FUSELAGE FWD SVC DOOR JAMB LOWER AFT CORNER CRACKED .750 STA 190.000, L20 - L21R (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1. TRIMMED OUT DAMAGED AREA IAW SRM 53-2-0 FIG 14, SERVICE REWORK DWG SRO8530021, DWG 5750776. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA IAW SRM 51-1-8B. FABRICATED FILLER AND DOUBLER AND TRIPLER IAW SRM 53-2-0 FIG.14, SERVICE REWORK DWG SRO8530021, DWG 5750776. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED FILLER AND DOUBLER AND TRIPLER IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED CONICAL WASHER. APPLIED PRC SEALANT ON FAYING SURFACES IAW SRM 51-1-11 PG 9. INSTALLED FILLER AND DOUBLER AND TRIPLER.

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