Service difficulty report · Door · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
October 13, 2005
Submitted
November 10, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N829BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45994
Aircraft time
89,672 hours, 36,136 cycles
Part
Door
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fs 54.000
Part time
89,672 hours, 36,136 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DURING C CHECK INSPECT, LT FUSE NOSE SECTION PLATING FREON SYS EXHAUST DOOR UPPER AFT JAMB CORNER CRACK DAMAGE AT STA FS 54.000, L-28L TO L-29L. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-0 FIG 13. REMOVED EXISTING REPAIR DOUBLER IAW DC8 SRM 51-3-0. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-0 FIG 13. NDT INSPECTED REWORKED AREA IAW DC8 NDT SPM PART 06-10-01-001. NEITHER CRACK NOR CORROSION FOUND. FAB`D REPAIR DOUBLER (AL2024T3 0.071) + FILLER (AL2024T3 0.050) IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-0 FIG 13. CLEANED, TREATED, PRIMED AREA + REPAIR PARTS IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-11 PG 9. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-0 FIG 13.

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