Service difficulty report · Door Frame · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
October 3, 2008
Submitted
October 9, 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

MAJOR REPAIR - DURING ROUTINE SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE CARGO DOOR FRAME AT THE UPPER FORWARD CORNER AT A LATERAL STOP APPROXIMATELY 1.10 INCH. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED THE CARGO DOOR AT THE LOWER AFT LATERAL STOP POSITION NR 1. APPROXIMATELY 8.5 INCH BY 7.5 INCH 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 120-19391-601 WITH NEW HARDWARE HC22-5-X AND COLLARS P/N NC77-5. SEALED WITH, MIL-S-81733 TYP EIV. STOP DRILLED CRACK IAW EMB 120 SRM 51-10-03.

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