Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC872

Difficulty date
January 6, 2010
Submitted
February 15, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N721CX
Make and model
Doug DC872
Aircraft serial
46013
Aircraft time
87,785 hours, 22,127 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Broken
Location
Pax Door
Part time
87,785 hours, 22,127 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 INSP FOUND THE FWD PASSENGER DOOR OUTER SKIN UPPER PART EDGE BROKEN AND AFT UPPER CORNER DENTED. STRIPPED PAINT. REMOVED SKIN. FABRICATED NEW SKIN. CLEANED, TREATED, AND PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS. INSTALLED SKIN IAW SRM 52-3-2 FIGURE 1, SRM 53-1-0, MM 51-20-00, SRM 51-1-21, SRM 52-1-0, AND SRM 51-1-8B.

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