Service difficulty report · Door Frame · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
May 7, 2001
Submitted
May 9, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9630A
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53561
Aircraft time
12,283 hours, 6,110 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

DURING CHECK-C MAINT IN THE LT MAIN GEAR WELL, THE FWD INBOARD CORNER OF THE LT GEAR WELL DOOR FRAME WAS CRACKED. STOP DRILLED CRACK AND INSTALLED 2 DOUBLERS PER SRM 53-01, FIG 2 SHEET 4.

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