Service difficulty report · Door Frame · Doug DC862

Difficulty date
February 8, 2007
Submitted
April 17, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N71CX
Make and model
Doug DC862
Aircraft serial
45961
Aircraft time
70,003 hours, 17,984 cycles
Part
Door Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 800
Part time
70,003 hours, 17,894 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 INSPECTION, FOUND EXTERIOR FUSELAGE "A" DOOR AFT LOWER JAMB CORNER CRACKED. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA. PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION. NO CRACK OR CORROSION FOUND, AFTER TRIM OUT. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER AND REPAIR TRIPLER. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW AD-2005-18-07, SB DC8-53-078, DRAWING DOUGLAS SR08530019 AND 5750776, DRAWING DOUGLAS SR08530019, DC8 NDT SPM PART 06-10-01-001, FORM SMN 242-2, DC8 SRM 51-1-8B, DC8 SRM 51-1-11, DC8 SRM 51-1-21, DC8 SRM 51-3-0, DC8 SRM 51-1-20D, AND DC8 SRM 51-3-1.

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