- Difficulty date
- June 11, 2017
- Submitted
- June 23, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Doug MD83
- Aircraft serial
- 53594
- Aircraft time
- 53,995 hours, 26,546 cycles
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 5910228212
- 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
AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED. CRACK ON AFT FUSELAGE TAIL SKIN AT STATION 1475. ACCOMPLISHED TEMPORARY REPAIR IAW 53-30-00-4. REINSPECT AND ACCOMPLISH PERMANENT REPAIR WITHIN 50 FLIGHT HOURS. **SUPPLEMENTAL - 06/18/17 - PERMANENT REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED IAW SRM 53-01-00. (CLOSED)