What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS IN BASE MAINTENANCE. LEFT AFT NOSE LANDING GEAR DOOR HINGE CUTOUT CRACK AT FUSELAGE STATION 94.55. REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-05-00-001 PARAGRAPH 162 FIGURE 158.
- Difficulty date
- April 24, 2017
- Submitted
- April 26, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N965TW
- Make and model
- Doug MD83
- Aircraft serial
- 53615
- Aircraft time
- 49,519 hours, 24,713 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- 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.