Service difficulty report · Door Frame · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
March 23, 2013
Submitted
March 26, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N603QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605203
Aircraft time
9,966 hours, 8,021 cycles
Part
Door Frame
Condition
Gouged
Location
Emergency Exit
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

EMERGENCY EXIT OPENING HAS TWO GOUGES IN LOWER AFT RADIUS OF AIRFRAME. PERFORMED ULTRASONIC THICKNESS CHECK ON GOUGED AREAS ON THE EMERGENCY EXIT AFT LOWER RADIUS NDT UT 01. FOUND NOMINAL THICKNESS TO BE 0.050" THICK AND 0.035" THICK IN THE THINNEST AREA. PERFORMED EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION ON GOUGED AREA NDT ET 01. BLENDED TO REMOVE MINOR GOUGES ON LOWER AFT FRAME RADIUS IAW EA 12-2013-150. MINOR REPAIR.

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