Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
June 14, 2011
Submitted
June 22, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N919DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53422
Aircraft time
46,494 hours, 33,655 cycles
Part
Skin
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.

What was found

DURING PSV VISIT IN MSP JUN2011, A CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE FUSELAGE SKIN AT APPROX STA 1437 JUST ABOVE L3R. THE CRACK EMANATES FROM AN EXISTING LOWER MOST FASTENER HOLE ALONG THE STA 1437 SHEAR TIE. SUBJECT FUSELAGE SKIN MADE FROM 0.063 INCH THICK 2024-T3 CLAD AL. REPAIRED PER ERA09-493755-14.

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