Service difficulty report · Door · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
December 27, 2004
Submitted
February 1, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N809DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46047
Aircraft time
91,189 hours, 29,520 cycles
System (JASC)
5200 · Doors
Part
Door
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
91,189 hours, 29,520 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 D-BELLY DOOR FWD UPPER CORNER JAMB CRACKED 0.750, STA 1400.000 L-26.5R (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW AD2004-06-06, SB DC8-53-078 REV-1, DWG SRO8530019 CONFIGURATION G, DWG 5750776. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21 PG 1. TRIMMED OUT DAMAGED AREA IAW DWG SRO8530019. FABRICATED FILLER (AL7075-T6 0.080), DOUBLER (AL7075-T6 0.070), TRIPLER (AL7075-T6 0.125) IAW DWG SRO8530019. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND REPAIRED PARTS IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED CONICAL WASHERS IAW SRM 51-1-26. INSTALLED REPAIRED PARTS IAW DWG SR08530019, SRM 51-1-20D PG 9, SRM 51-1-21 PG 1. PERFORMED REPETITIVE INSPECTIONS IAW AD2004-06-06 PARAGRAPH A)3) AT INTERVALS NOT TO EXCEED 4400 LANDINGS.

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