Service difficulty report · Door Frame · Doug DC872

Difficulty date
December 29, 2005
Submitted
April 8, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N722CX
Make and model
Doug DC872
Aircraft serial
46130
Aircraft time
71,621 hours, 17,096 cycles
Part
Door Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
71,621 hours, 17,096 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DURING ROUTINE C-CHECK INSPECTION, MAIN CARGO DOOR FRAME FORMER CRACKED 2, STA 470.000 L-21L. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-0 FIG 1B (SHEET 3). REMOVED FASTENERS IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-20D. PERFORMED STOP HOLE. FABRICATED ANGLE DOUBLER (7075 O 0.125) IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-0 FIG 1B (SHEET 3), DC8 SRM 51-1-4 (FORMING). HEAT TREATED FROM 7075 O TO 7075 T6 IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-1 PAGES 1, 13, 17. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-11. INSTALLED ANGLE DOUBLER IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-0 FIG 1B, DC8 SRM 51-1-21, DC8 SRM 51-3-0, DC-8 SRM 51-1-20D, DC-8 SRM 51-3-1 (TORQUE).

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