Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
January 23, 2003
Submitted
July 28, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N820BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
46065
Aircraft time
82,687 hours, 34,420 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 200
Part time
82,687 hours, 34,420 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, FOUND AFT PASSENGER DOOR CUTOUT UPPER AFT CORNER CRACKED. REMOVED FASTENERS AS NEEDED TO REMOVE DAMAGE. FABRICATED REPAIR PARTS, LOCATED, DRILLED, TRIMMED, TREATED, PRIMED, AND INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS AND NEW FASTENERS IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-0, 51-1-8, AND 51-1-20D.

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