What was found
CRACKED FUSELAGE SKIN AT LEFT NOSE LANDING GEAR, AFT FOLLOW-UP DOOR, AFT HINGE AT PREVIOUS ROUT-OUT. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER PER SRM 53-05-00-001, FIGURE 158.
- Difficulty date
- March 19, 2018
- Submitted
- April 2, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N980TW
- Make and model
- Doug MD83
- Aircraft serial
- 53630
- Aircraft time
- 50,459 hours, 25,583 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 591342141
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 89-101
- 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.