Service difficulty report · Door Frame · Doug DC6

Difficulty date
March 21, 2002
Submitted
April 5, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N43872
Make and model
Doug DC6
Aircraft serial
533294
Aircraft time
33,157 hours
Part
Door Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Pax Door
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

PASSENGER DOOR, FORWARD FRAME, CRACKED 16 INCHES ABOVE LOWER CORNER OF THE DOOR. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA, FABBED AND INSTALLED A FILLER. FABBED AND INSTALLED A SHIM AND A DOUBLER.

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