Service difficulty report · Door · Doug DC873

Difficulty date
January 26, 2007
Submitted
February 19, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N802DH
Make and model
Doug DC873
Aircraft serial
46076
Aircraft time
86,868 hours, 31,939 cycles
Part
Door
Condition
Cracked
Location
R2
Part time
86,868 hours, 31,939 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

R2 DOOR AFT UPPER CORNER CRACKED 1.250" LENGTH. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW AD200-20-08 S/B DC8 53-075, DOUGLAS DWG SR08530021 AND 5750776. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW SRM 51-1-21. CUT OUT DAMAGED SECTION IAW DOUGLAS DWG SR08530021. PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION IAW NDT SPM PART 06-10-01-001. NO CRACK OR CORROSION FOUND AFTER CUT OUT. ENCLOSED SMN FORM 242-2. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER (AL7075T6 0.090") AND REPAIR TRIPLER (AL7075T6 0.125") AND FILLER (AL7075T6 0.032") IAW DOUGLAS DWG SR08530021. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES IAW SRM 51-1-11. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW DOUGLAS DWG SR08530021, SRM 51-1-21, SRM 51-1-20B, SRM 51-1-20D, SRM 51-3-1.

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