What was found
DURING HMV, CRACKED FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND BTW BS 1497 - 1501 LONGERONS 17-18L. DAMAGE AREA WAS CUT OUT AND SHIM DOUBLER REPAIR INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-04-3 FIG 2.
- Difficulty date
- July 19, 2012
- Submitted
- July 20, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N919DE
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53422
- Aircraft time
- 48,762 hours, 35,233 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 1500 L17-18l
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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