Service difficulty report · Access Door · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
March 3, 2005
Submitted
December 10, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N821BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45811
Aircraft time
85,985 hours, 36,255 cycles
Part
Access Door
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fs -12.00l-27r
Part time
85,985 hours, 36,255 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DURING A ROUTINE C CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND RT FUSELAGE NOSE SECTION ACS MODIFICATION DOUBLER LOWER AFT JAMB CORNER RAM AIR EXHAUST ACCESS DOOR COMPARTMENT CRACK DAMAGE AT STA FS -12.00, L-27R. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED REMOVAL OF EXISTING FILLER AND DAMAGED SECTION. PERFORMED AN NDT INSPECTION. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER AND REPAIR TRIPLER + FILLER. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES AND INSTALLED REPAIRED PARTS IAW ALL APPLICABLE MANUALS, DRAWINGS AND FORMS.

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