Service difficulty report · Doubler · Doug DC951

Difficulty date
April 14, 2009
Submitted
April 21, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8978E
Make and model
Doug DC951
Aircraft serial
47327
Aircraft time
86,646 hours, 78,603 cycles
Part
Doubler
Condition
Cracked
Location
Frame
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

FLIGHT ATTENDANT LOG BOOK INDICATED LEFT OVERWING EXIT HANDLE SLOWLY POPS OUT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED LEFT OVERWING EXIT DOOR AND FOUND LOWER AIRCRAFT FRAME ASSEMBLY DOUBLER CRACKED AND WORN. ALSO, FOUND UPPER AIRCRAFT FRAME AND RECESSED RIVET HEAD WORN AT THE TOP BY THE MECHANICAL LATCH. REPAIRED PER EA 99-92184 REV A SECTION II AND REV A SECTION III.

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