SDR MALA964945

Service difficulty report · Door Frame · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date: April 12, 1996
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N421MA
Make and model: Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft serial: AC634
System (JASC): 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
Part: Door Frame
Part number: 2722085
Condition: Cracked
Location: Bs 438.06
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

MSP - DURING AN INSPECTION, FOUND AN APPROXIMATE .575 INCH CRACK IN THE CARGO DOOR FRAME PN 27-22085 AT FS 438.060. REPAIRED DAMAGE BY REMOVING DAMAGED GAS STRUT MOUNT HOLE (1.625 INCH BY 1.825 INCH), FABRICATING, TREATING, AND INSTALLING A REPAIR ANGLE, REPAIR PLATE, AND FILLER IAW FAIRCHILD ARP 53-20-9503. (X)