Service difficulty report · Door Frame · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
November 17, 2004
Submitted
December 13, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N744UP
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45944
Aircraft time
75,722 hours, 49,419 cycles
Part
Door Frame
Part number
DWG5758037
Condition
Cracked
Location
Plug 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.

What was found

INSPECTION TYPE:C3 RIGHT FWD OVERWING PLUG DOOR FRAME CRACKED AT FWD UPPER CORNER. STOP DRILLED CRACK, NDT VERIFIED PER NDT-SPM06-10-01.001. REMOVED ADJACENT DOUBLER PER SRM 51-1-20B. WELDED CRACK PER DPS10.225. NDT WELD PER DPS4.707, NO DEFECTS. TREAT AND PRIME PER SRM 51-1-8. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 51-1-20D.

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