# SDR DALA1201979885

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: January 16, 2012
- Submitted: January 17, 2012
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N401EA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N401EA), registered now
- Make and model: Doug DC-9-51
- Registry model: [Doug DC-9-51](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-51) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 47682
- Aircraft time: 3,563 hours, 3,173 cycles
- System (JASC): [5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5330)
- Part: Skin
- Condition: Cracked
- Location: Fuselage
- Stage of operation: IN
- How discovered: V
- Nature of condition: O
- Precautionary procedure: K
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA1201979885

## Discrepancy

CRACK IN SKIN AT CANTED FRAME, STATION 1292, JUST BELOW STRINGER L14.  CRACK APPROXIMATELY 2 INCHES LONG, WITH SMALLER CRACK AT STATION 1294, STRINGER L14 APPROXIMATELY 1/4 INCH LONG.  CUT OUT DAMAGED SKIN, FABRICATED FILLER AND EXTERNAL DOUBLER, INSTALLED AND PAINTED PER DC9-50 SRM 53-04 FIGURE 18.

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