What was found
AFT FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED ON THE LEFT SIDE ABOVE THE AFT AIRSTAIRS, JUST FORWARD OF TAIL CONE EJECTION HANDLE COMPARTMENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. REPAIRED IAW 53-30-00-4 REPAIR 4.
- Difficulty date
- July 8, 2018
- Submitted
- July 11, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N970TW
- Make and model
- Doug MD83
- Aircraft serial
- 53620
- Aircraft time
- 50,968 hours, 25,533 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Aft
- 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.