What was found
DURING HMV A CRACK WAS FOUND ON FUSELAGE SKIN AT STA Y=1418 BTW LONGERON 1 AND 2RT WITH 0.562" LENGTH. CRACK AREA ON FUSELAGE WAS CUT OUT AND FILLER, DOUBLER INSTALLED IAW ERA 497385-14 REV ORIG.
- Difficulty date
- November 15, 2011
- Submitted
- November 16, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N928DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49715
- Aircraft time
- 61,526 hours, 46,821 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- 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.