What was found
CRACK IN MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR FRAME IN LEFT WHEEL WELL FORWARD PORTION OF WHALE BONE, EXTENDING UNDER A HYDRAULIC SERVICE LINE BRACKET. REPAIRED THE FORWARD CHANNEL IAW EA 272680A. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED.
- Difficulty date
- August 20, 2017
- Submitted
- October 6, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N9621A
- Make and model
- Doug MD83
- Aircraft serial
- 53592
- Aircraft time
- 53,531 hours, 26,302 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5310 · Fuselage Main, Structure
- Part
- Channel
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Mlg Door Frame
- 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.