What was found
FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED AT BS 1380.8, STRINGER 15L JUST ABOVE THE LEFT PYLON AFT ENGINE MOUNT. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. REPAIRED THE SKIN IAW SRM 53-01-00, FIG 2, SHEET 3.
- Difficulty date
- April 8, 2018
- Submitted
- April 11, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N9681B
- Make and model
- Doug MD83
- Aircraft serial
- 53631
- Aircraft time
- 50,699 hours, 25,848 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 1380.8
- 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.