Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
January 11, 2012
Submitted
February 15, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N925DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49712
Aircraft time
61,787 hours, 47,400 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

CRACK EXT FUSELAGE STA 1437 BETWEEN LONGS 4RT AND 5RT DAMAGED AREA TRIMMED OUT. REPAIR DOUBLER AND FILLER WERE INSTALLED IAW DC9/MD80 SRM 53-04D FIG 27. AIR DOUBLER AND FILLER WERE INSTALLED IAW DC9/MD80 SRM 53-04D FIG 27.

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