Service difficulty report · Door Frame · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
February 10, 2006
Submitted
February 22, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N814UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46090
Aircraft time
79,514 hours, 25,692 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:C3 HFEC INSPECTION DETECTED A .500" CRACK ON THE D PIT UPPER AFT DOOR JAMB. CUT OUT DAMAGE AT AFT UPPER CORNER IAW SRM 53-02-00-0. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER, TRIPLER, AND FILLERS IAW SRM 53-02-00-0 FIG 21, AND SRM 51-01-20D-0.

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