Service difficulty report · Door Frame · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
February 18, 2002
Submitted
March 18, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N748UP
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45948
Aircraft time
65,884 hours, 25,282 cycles
Part
Door Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
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

INSPECTION TYPE:C23 L1 DOOR CORNER UPPER FWD DOUBLER CONDUCTIVITY TEST SHOWS NOT TO BE ALUMINUM. REMOVED EXISTING DOUBLER, ROUTED OUT DAMAGED AREA, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLERS IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-0 FIG 15.

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