Service difficulty report · Door Frame · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
May 26, 2004
Submitted
June 30, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N830BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45973
Aircraft time
75,918 hours, 30,152 cycles
Part
Door Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
75,918 hours, 75,918 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 A ROUTINE C CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND FWD ACCY COMPT FRAME CRACKED 1" AT STA 55.000, 1-24R. REPAIRS WERE ACCOMPLISHED BY PERFORMING MAJOR REPAIRS IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-0 FIG 2. REMOVED FASTENERS IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-21 PAGES 1, 2. REMOVED DAMAGED FRAME IAW DC8 SRM AND ANGLE DOUBLERS IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-0 FIG 2 PAGE 1 OF 3. PERFORMED HEAT TREATMENT IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-1 PAGES 1-13-17. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND FRAME SEGMENT AND ANGLES IAW DC9 SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED PRC SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES AND INSTALLED FRAME SEGMENT AND ANGLE DOUBLERS WITH NEW FASTENERS IAW DC9 SRM 53-2-0 FIG 2, DC8 SRM 51-1-21 PAGE 1, DC8 SRM 51-1-20D, PAGE 9 DC8 SRM 51-1-15 PAGE 1.

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