Service difficulty report · Door Frame · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
January 21, 2010
Submitted
March 8, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N603AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46003
Aircraft time
101,087 hours, 33,054 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM562C
Part
Door Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1400 L26-27r
Part time
101,087 hours, 33,054 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 FUSELAGE EXTERIOR "D" CARGO DOOR FWD UPPER JAMB CORNER CRACKED AT STA 1400.000 LONGERON 26 RT LONGERON 27 RT. REMOVED FASTENERS AS NEEDED TO PERFORM REPAIR. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA. PERFORMED NDT INSP. NO DISCREPANCY FOUND. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER, REPAIR TRIPPLER , AND FILLER. CLEANED, TREATED, PRIMED AREA AND REPAIR PARTS. INSTALLED NEW FASTENERS AND REPAIR PARTS IAW DWG SR08530019, SRM 51-1-21, SRM 51-1-20D, NDT SPM PART 06-10-01-001, SRM 51-1-8B, AND SRM 51-3-1.

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