Service difficulty report · Door Frame · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
October 3, 2008
Submitted
November 12, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N71GL
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120071
Aircraft time
38,405 hours, 42,161 cycles
Part
Door Frame
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

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION - MAJOR REPAIR. DURING ROUTINE SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE CARGO DOOR FRAME AT THE LOWER AFT CORNER AT A LATERAL STOP. FRAME CRACKED APPROXIMATELY .800. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED THE CARGO DOOR AT THE LOWER AFT LATERAL STOP POSITION NR 8 IAW EMB SRM 52-30-02. DOUBLER MADE OF 7475-T761, .063 INCH, SEALANT MIL-S-81733 TYPE IV, RIVETS MS20470AD4-X & MS20470AD5-X . INSTALLED NEW T-SECTION P/N 120-19394-601 WITH NEW HARDWARE P/N HC22-5-X AND COLLARS P/N NC77-5. SEALANT UTILIZED WAS MIL-S-81733 TYPE IV. MAINTENANCE SEALED AROUND PATCH AND NEW T-SECTION WITH MIL-S-8802 TYPE II. REPAIR DOUBLER WAS ALODINED & PRIMED PRIOR TO INSTALLATION. THE CABLE PULLEY P/N 120-29683-001 WAS TRIMMED .063 TO MAKE UP FOR THE .063 DOUBLER AND BEARING ASSEMBLY P/N 120-25449-001 IAW EMB IC2008-120/07634 & THEN STOP DRILLED CRACK IAW EMB IC2008-120/07634.

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