Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
October 26, 2003
Submitted
November 22, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N807DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
45990
Aircraft time
84,293 hours, 26,186 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Mlg Door
Part time
84,293 hours, 26,186 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

LEFT MLG DOOR LOWER PART INTERNAL SKIN CRACKED 1.000 AT STA 910.000. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1. PERFORMED STOP HOLE ON CRACK END AND FABRICATED DOUBLER IAW SRM 52-2-0 PG 1, 2. PERFORMED HEAT TREATMENT TO DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-1-1. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED DOUBLER WITH NEW FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1 SRM 51-1-21A PG 3.

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