Service difficulty report · Door Frame · Lkheed 1011385115

Difficulty date
January 23, 2001
Submitted
January 29, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N740DA
Make and model
Lkheed 1011385115
Aircraft serial
193C1244
Aircraft time
72,923 hours, 18,799 cycles
Part
Door Frame
Part number
1516388102
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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

A SCHEDULED INSPECTION OF THE R4 DOOR SURROUND STRUCTURE REVEALED A CRACK IN THE NR 2 DOOR STOP ATTACH FITTING AND THE NR 2 DOOR STOP INTERCOSTAL. A CRACK WAS ALSO FOUND IN THE NR 3 DOOR STOP INTERCOSTAL. LOCKHEED S/B ALLOWS CONTINUED SERVICE ON A TIME LIMITED BASIS WITH 2 CRACKED INTERCOSTALS. THE ATTACH FITTING WAS REPLACED AND THE TIME LIMIT AND INSPECTION SCHEDULE OF THE INTERCOSTALS DOCUMENTED PER ER/A 377844-14, REV A.