Service difficulty report · Door · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
April 23, 2002
Submitted
July 2, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N830BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45973
Aircraft time
73,236 hours, 28,832 cycles
Part
Door
Condition
Misdrilled
Location
Aft Service
Part time
73,236 hours, 28,832 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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, MISDRILLED HOLES WERE DETECTED IN THE RIGHT HAND AFT SERVICE DOOR JAMB LOWER EDGE EXTERNAL SKIN FROM FUSELAGE STATION 1636 TO STATION 1648. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED REMOVAL OF DEFECTIVE DOUBLER, FABRICATION AND INSTALLATION OF NEW REPAIR DOUBLER AND TRIPLER IN ACCORDANCE WITH DOUGLAS STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL AND BOEINGS FAX #TIN-MIA-02-003F.

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