What was found
FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND CRACKED AT THE NOSE GEAR LEFT AFT DOOR, AFT HINGE CUTOUT. REPAIRED THE SKIN IAW 53-05-00-001, PARA 162, FIGURE 158.
- Difficulty date
- December 19, 2018
- Submitted
- December 21, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N9620D
- Make and model
- Doug MD83
- Aircraft serial
- 53591
- Aircraft time
- 59,582 hours, 29,670 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fwd 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.