Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
December 11, 2010
Submitted
December 13, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N912DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49543
Aircraft time
61,110 hours, 47,901 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cargo Door
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 .500" ON FUSELAGE SKIN AT UPPER FWD DOORJAMB CORNER OF THE FWD CARGO COMPARTMENT BTW LONG 20 AND 21 RT AT STA Y=374. FUSELAGE SKIN WAS REPAIRED IAW ERA 487144-14 REV ORIG.

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