What was found
DURING OP 15 MAINT CHECK, ON THE AFT BULKHEAD DOOR, FOUND A CRACK IN DOOR FRAME APPROX 6 INCHES LONG AT LT AFT EDGE, 35 INCHES ABOVE BOTTOM OF DOOR. REPLACED FRAME SECTION PER SPM 6-70-01 AND DOUGLAS DRAWING 9915565.
- Difficulty date
- August 17, 2000
- Submitted
- August 31, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N977Z
- Make and model
- Doug DC931
- Aircraft serial
- 47249
- Aircraft time
- 76,944 hours, 89,496 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5312 · Fuselage Main, Bulkhead
- Part
- Door Frame
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bulkhead 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.