Service difficulty report · Door Frame · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
May 4, 2001
Submitted
September 26, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N822BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45813
Aircraft time
84,173 hours, 34,855 cycles
Part
Door Frame
Condition
Damaged
Location
Emergency Exit
Part time
84,173 hours, 34,855 cycles
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

DURING ROUTINE C-CHECK INSPECTION, ON THE LEFT HAND AFT OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR FRAME BOTTOM SIDE FORWARD DOOR KEEPER STOP WAS FOUND DAMAGED. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED REMOVAL OF DAMAGED KEEPER, FABRICATION AND INSTALLATION OF NEW CLIP IN ACCORDANCE WITH DOUGLAS STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL, DACO DRAWING 2779323 AND ENGINEERING ORDER 52-DC8-3037.

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