Service difficulty report · Door Frame · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
February 21, 2007
Submitted
March 9, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N868UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
45968
Aircraft time
76,536 hours, 27,025 cycles
Part
Door Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fs 1400 L23r
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:C1 HFEC INSPECTED DETECTED A CRACK ON THE D-PIT UPPER FWD CORNER APPROX .156" ON LWR SIDE OF FASTENER AND .156" UPPER SIDE OF FASTENERS. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA AT STA 1400 L23R IAW SRM 53-2-0 FIG 21. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER, FILLER, AND TRIPLER AT STA 1400 L23R D-PIT UPPER FWD DOOR CORNER IAW SRM 53-2-0 FIG 21 AND SRM TR 53-188.

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