Service difficulty report · Pan · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
August 11, 2010
Submitted
August 19, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N901DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53378
Aircraft time
48,982 hours, 36,252 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D*
Part
Pan
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cargo Doorway
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.

What was found

DURING HMV3, FOUND MID CARGO DOOR AFT END BETWEEN NR 2 AND NR 3 BEAMS. BEAM PAN HAS APPROX 2" CRACK ABOVE END FITTING. STOP DRILLED CRACK IAW SRM 51-01, HFEC INSP VERIFIED CRACK CONTAINMENT IAW NDT SPM 06-10-01 LOCATED DRILLED AND INSTALLED NEW REPAIR DOUBLER PN SR09520013-3 IAW SRM 51-10-2, 51-10-2, 51-10-4, 51-30-2, 51-30-5 AND 51-30-1.

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