Service difficulty report · Airstair · Doug DC931

Difficulty date
May 17, 2000
Submitted
May 25, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N978Z
Make and model
Doug DC931
Aircraft serial
47250
Aircraft time
75,804 hours, 88,221 cycles
Part
Airstair
Condition
Bent
Location
Aft Fuselage
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

DURING CC, FOUND IN THE AREA OF THE AFT STAIRS, FWD LOWER EDGE OF THE AIRSTAIR BENT AND HAS 2 CRACKS. LONGEST IS APPROXIMATELY ONE INCH. PERFORMED EDDY CURRENT FOR CRACK CONTAINMENT. STOP DRILLED AND INSTALLED AN EXTERNAL DOUBLER AS PER THE SRM 52-01 FIG 2. CC 05-17-00 MCI.

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