What was found
VENTRAL STAIR 14TH STEP FROM BOTTOM HAS FRETTING WEAR, DENTS AND CORROSION. FOUND CORROSION TO BE OUT OF LIMITS. REMOVED AND REPLACED 14TH STEP PER SRM 51-10-3.
- Difficulty date
- May 6, 2012
- Submitted
- July 9, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N918DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49583
- Aircraft time
- 61,939 hours, 48,063 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5260 · Entrance Stairs
- Part
- Step
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Airstair
- 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.