Service difficulty report · Door Frame · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
May 7, 2008
Submitted
May 29, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N807DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
45990
Aircraft time
91,019 hours, 28,448 cycles
Part
Door Frame
Condition
Cracked
Part time
91,019 hours, 28,448 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

"D" CARGO DOOR JAMB FWD LWR CORNERS CRACKED (MAJOR REPAIR). PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW AD2005-18-07, S/B DC8 53-078, DOUGLAS DWG SR08530019, 5750776. REMOVED PARTS TO GIVE ACCESS IAW SRM 51-1-21, SRM 51-1-20D. PERFORMED EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION OF EXT SKIN, INTERNAL DOUBLER, INTERNAL SKIN AND PRESSURE SEAL IAW BOEING DC8 NDT SPM PART 06-10-01-001 AND PERFORMED X-RAY INSPECTION OF "D" CARGO DOOR JAMB. NO CRACK FOUND IAW BOEING DC8 NDT SPM PART 02. ENCLOSED SMN FORM 242-1, 242-2. FABRICATED EXT REPAIR DOUBLER (AL7075T6 0.090") AND EXT REPAIR TRIPLER (AL7075T6 0.125") IAW DOUGLAS DWG NR SR08530019, SRM 51-1-11, SRM 51-1-21, SRM 51-1-26, SRM 51-1-20D, SRM 51-3-1 (TORQUE) WITHIN 17,000 LANDING CYCLES. PERFORM NON DESTRUCTIVE INSP AFTER THE INITIAL INSP PERFORM REPETITIVE INSP AT INTERVALS OF 4400 LANDING CYCLES. NEXT INSPECTION AT 45448 LANDING CYCLES. NEGATIVE FINDING WITH NDT NO CRACK FOUND INSTALLED PREVENTATIVE MODIFICATION. RFES C/W.

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