Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
December 17, 2012
Submitted
December 19, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N936DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49723
Aircraft time
62,121 hours, 47,144 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 NDT INSPECTION, FWD SERVICE DOOR JAMB CORNER, FOUND ONE CRACK ON UPPER FWD CORNER ON OUTER LAYER OF SKIN. CUT OUT DAMAGE AREA AND REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-05, FIG 112, VIEW D AND ER/A 45.

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