Service difficulty report · Door Frame · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
March 5, 2008
Submitted
March 27, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N805DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46125
Aircraft time
84,609 hours, 31,089 cycles
Part
Door Frame
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuselage
Part time
84,609 hours, 31,089 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

L2 DOOR, FWD LOWER CORNER REPAIR DOES NOT C/W SR08530021, AD2000-20-08 AND S/B 53-075. PERFORM REPAIR AND DOCUMENT IN A/C LOG AND ON 337 FORM. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW AD2000-20-08, S/B DC8 53-075, DOUGLAS DWG 5750776, SR08530021. REMOVED EXISTING REPAIR DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-1-20D. CUT OUT DAMAGED SECTION IAW DOUGLAS DWG SR08530021. PERFORMED NDT INSP IAW DC8 NDT SPM PART 06-10-01-001. NEITHER CRACK NOR CORROSION FOUND. ENCLOSED SMN FORM 242-2. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER (AL7075T6 0.090") FILLER (AL7075T6 0.080") AND REPAIR TRIPLER (AL7075T6 0.125") IAW DOUGLAS DWG SR08530021. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 51-1-8B. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW DOUGLAS DWG SR08530021, SRM 51-1-11, SRM 51-1-21, SRM 51-1-20D, SRM 51-3-1 (TORQUE). INSP REQUIREMENTS: WITHIN 170000 LANDINGS AFTER ACCOMPLISHEMENT OF THIS REPAIR PERFORM NON DESTRUCTIVE INSP PROCEDURE SN08530001.7001 (INSP INTERVAL 4400 LANDING CYCLES, NEXT INSP 48.089 LANDING CYCLES, TYPE REPAIR: PERMANENT) IAW DOUGLAS DWG SR08530021.

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