Service difficulty report · Door · Doug DC862

Difficulty date
May 17, 2002
Submitted
October 23, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N728PL
Make and model
Doug DC862
Aircraft serial
45918
Aircraft time
81,868 hours, 23,437 cycles
System (JASC)
5200 · Doors
Part
Door
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fwd Entrance
Part time
81,868 hours, 23,437 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 CUT OUT FORWARD UPPER CORNER. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED, REMOVAL OF THE TEMPORARY REPAIR AND DAMAGED AREA, FABRICATION AND INSTALLATIN OF A REPAIR FILLER, EXTERNAL DOUBLER AND TRIPLER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOUGLAS STRUCTURAL REAPIR MANUAL.

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