SDR GTIA050229

Service difficulty report · Door · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
July 23, 2005
Submitted
October 18, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N831NK
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49617
Part
Door
Condition
Chafed
Location
Apu Bay
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

FTW - FOUND LEFT APU COMPARTMENT DOOR, LOWER EDGE IS CHAFFED ALONG WITH MATING SURFACE. BLEND OUT CHAFED AREA FOUND OUT OF LIMITS. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER AD FILLER. TREATED, PRIMED AND INSTALLED REPAIRED DOUBLER AND FILLER. (M)

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