Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
November 11, 2011
Submitted
November 14, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N928DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49715
Aircraft time
61,526 hours, 46,821 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 HMV CRACKS WERE FOUND ON FUSELAGE SKIN AT STA Y=373.750 OF 0.046" LENGTH,Y=374.750 OF 0.046" LENGTH, Y=375.250 OF 0.031" LENGTH AND Y=376.0 OF 0.093" LENGTH OF THE FWD CARGO DOOR JAMB UPPER CORNER. DAMAGED SKIN WAS CUT OUT AND DOUBLERS INSTALLED IAW MD88 SRM 53-05 FIG 105.

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