What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS IN BASE MAINTENANCE. FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED AT AFT HINGE CUTOUT FOR LEFT AFT NOSE LANDING GEAR DOOR. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER PER SRM 53-05-00--001 PARA 162, FIGURE 158.
- Difficulty date
- July 26, 2018
- Submitted
- July 30, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N970TW
- Make and model
- Doug MD83
- Aircraft serial
- 53620
- Aircraft time
- 51,058 hours, 25,591 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- SG095300307005
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- 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.