What was found
CORROSION ON THE MID CARGO DOOR FRAME BEAM. MAINTENANCE BLENDED OUT THE CORROSION AND INSTALLED A REPAIR DOUBLER IAW 53-10-00-3. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED.
- Difficulty date
- January 5, 2018
- Submitted
- January 9, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N9628W
- Make and model
- Doug MD83
- Aircraft serial
- 53598
- Aircraft time
- 53,464 hours, 26,566 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5310 · Fuselage Main, Structure
- Part
- Beam
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Bs 636-696
- 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.