Service difficulty report · Plating · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
March 1, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N830BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45973
Part
Plating
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 418
Stage of operation
IN
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, A CRACK WAS DETECTED AT THE LEFT FORWARD EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR LOWER AFT JAMB CORNER AT FUSELAGE STATION 418. REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED BY REMOVAL OF DAMAGED AREA, FABRICATION AND INSTALLATION OF AN EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER AND A TRIPLER IN ACCORDANCE WITH DOUGLAS FAX FILE ACTION 362047, FILE 98-03-05-005 AND ENGINEERING ORDER 53-DC8-822.

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