What was found
CRACK FOUND ON FUSELAGE SKIN AT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR AFT LEFT DOOR.HINGE CUTOUT. REPAIRED THE SKIN IAW SRM 53-05-00, FIGURE 158.
- Difficulty date
- February 22, 2018
- Submitted
- February 23, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N9618A
- Make and model
- Doug MD83
- Aircraft serial
- 53565
- Aircraft time
- 57,176 hours, 28,312 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Near Nlg Door
- 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.