Service difficulty report · Door Frame · Doug DC873

Difficulty date
December 2, 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
Worn
Location
Fuselage
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

WEAR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT FUSELAGE FWD CTR SECTION LOWER CARGO COMPARTMENT DOOR JAMB AROUND STA 324.000, L-32R (MAJOR REPAIR). REMOVED FASTENERS. TRIMMED OUT THE DAMAGED SKIN. PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION IAW DC8 NDT SPM PART O6,10-01.001. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA IAW SRM 51-1-8B. FABRICATED AND EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER AND TWO FILLERS IAW ED EDU38-5, DWG U38-R05. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED PRC SEALANT ON FAYING SURFACES IAW SRM 51-1-11 PG 9. INSTALLED THE REPAIR DOUBLER AND BOTH TWO FILLERS ON DOOR JAMB (LOWER CARGO COMPT AROUND STA 324.000, L-32R) USING NEW FASTENERS IAW ED EDU38-5, DWG U38-R05, SRM 51-1-21 PG 1 AND SRM 51-1-20D PG 9.

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