Service difficulty report · Door · Doug DC862

Difficulty date
March 25, 2002
Submitted
June 12, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N799AL
Make and model
Doug DC862
Aircraft serial
45922
Aircraft time
70,276 hours, 22,304 cycles
System (JASC)
5200 · Doors
Part
Door
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fwd Entrance
Part time
70,276 hours, 22,304 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

DURING ROUTINE C-CHECK INSPECTION, A CRACK WAS DETECTED UNDER A TEMPORARY REPAIR OF THE FORWARD ENTRANCE DOOR CUTOUT FORWARD UPPER CORNER. REPAIR ACCOMPLSISHED REMOVAL OF THE TEMPORART REPAIR AND DAMAGED AREA. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR FILLER AND EXTERNAL DOUBLER IN ACCORDANCE WITH DOUGLAS STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL.

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