Service difficulty report · Door · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
July 31, 2000
Submitted
August 25, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N901TW
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49166
Aircraft time
53,572 hours, 27,720 cycles
Part
Door
Condition
Cracked
Location
Mlg
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 CHECK-C MAINT IN THE LT WHEEL WELL, THE WHEEL WELL DOOR FWD O/B CORNER WAS CRACKED. STOP DRILLED CRACK WITH 0.250 DRILL BIT. MANUFACTURED DOUBLER FROM 7075-0, 0.063 MATERIAL. HEAT TREATED TO 7075-T6 CONDITION. FABRICATED DOUBLER PER ARA 17041. ATTACHED PART WITH AD RIVETS. ALODINED PARTS PER SRM 51-16-3 PAGE 1B PARA 30F. PRIMED PARTS PER SRM 51-10-3 PAGE 16.

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