Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
December 9, 2010
Submitted
December 10, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N912DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49543
Aircraft time
61,109 hours, 47,900 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D
Part
Skin
Part number
5936434129
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 427
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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 HMV A CRACK WAS FOUND OF 1.531" LENGTH ON LOWER AFT CORNER FS Y=427 OF FWD CARGO COMPARTMENT. REPAIR FUSELAGE SKIN IAW ERA 487137-14, REV ORIG.

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