Service difficulty report · Door Frame · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
September 7, 2004
Submitted
October 4, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N772UP
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
46072
Aircraft time
68,469 hours, 45,466 cycles
Part
Door Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Emergency Exit
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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: C3, LEFT FWD EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR IS CRACKED AT UPPER FWD CORNER OF FRAME. TWO CRACKS VISIBLE .5 INCH AND 1.5 INCH IN LENGTH. STOP DRILLED 2 EA CRACKS. NDT VERIFIED STOP DRILLS TERMINATES CRACKS. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER AND INSTALLED IAW DC-8 SRM 52-2-0 FIG 2.

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