Service difficulty report · Door Frame · Doug DC931

Difficulty date
February 25, 2000
Submitted
April 13, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N989Z
Make and model
Doug DC931
Aircraft serial
47135
Aircraft time
77,008 hours, 82,903 cycles
Part
Door Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Emergency Exit
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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 OP 16 MAINT CHECK, THE LT FWD OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT FRAME IN THE FUSELAGE WAS CRACKED ON THE FWD AND AFT SIDE OF THE EXIT DOOR UPPER LATCH FITTING. STOP DRILLED PER SRM 53-05 FIG 32 PAGE 79. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-05, PAGE 19 FIG 32.

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