SDR MWEA010790

Service difficulty report · Channel · Doug DC932

Difficulty date: May 21, 2001
Submitted: June 4, 2001
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N301ME
Make and model: Doug DC932
Aircraft serial: 47190
Aircraft time: 723,831 hours, 60,669 cycles
System (JASC): 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
Part: Channel
Part number: 591013037
Condition: Cracked
Location: Fuselage
Stage of operation: IN
How discovered: X
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

CRACK INDICATION FOUND ON RADIOGRAPH RLB (RT LOWER VENTRAL DOOR CORNER BELOW FLOOR). VERIFIED VISUALLY THAT CRACK HAS PROGRESSED AFT, BEYOND AN EXISTING ANGLE REPAIR. LOCATION IS ON AFT SIDE OF AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD BELOW VENTRAL DOOR SCUFF PLATE AT RIGHT SIDE OF ANGLE EXTRUSION. REMOVED UPPER STEP PLATE, FABRICATED, LOCATED, DRILLED AND INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLE.

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