Service difficulty report · Door · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
September 20, 2005
Submitted
October 30, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N829BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45994
Aircraft time
89,672 hours, 36,136 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Part
Door
Condition
Cracked
Location
Sta -54.000
Part time
89,672 hours, 36,136 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 ROUTINE C CHECK INSP, EXTERNAL FUS. FREON SYS EXHAUST DOOR AFT UPPER CORNER CRACKED .5, STA 54.000 L-2/8L L29L. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW SRM 53-2-0 FIG 13 (SHEET 1, 5), TR NR 53-169, EO SEMAN NR 20051190 DATED 09-20-05. REMOVED EXISTING REPAIR DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-3-0. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION IAW SRM (SHEET 1). NDT INSPECTED REWORKED AREA IAW NDT SRM PART 06-10-01-001. NEITHER CRACK NOR CORROSION FOUND. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER (AL2024T3 0.071) FILLER (AL2024T3 0.050”) IAW SRM 53-2-0 FIG 13 (SHEET 1, 5), SRM 53-2-0 FIG 13, TR NR53-169. CLEANED, TREATED, PRIMED AREA + REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES IAW SRM 51-1-11 PG 9. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM. (TORQUE).

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