What was found
AFT VAULT DOOR FRAME HAS CRACK PROPAGATING BEYOND STOP DRILL. CRACK IS 0.5 IN LONG LOCATED ON UPPER RT CORNER, 5 IN RT OF CENTER LINE. REPLACED UPPER FRAME AT AFT VAULT DOOR IAW SRM 51-30-2 AND 51-30-5.
- Difficulty date
- February 28, 2013
- Submitted
- March 1, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N943DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49816
- Aircraft time
- 62,256 hours, 46,509 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame
- Part
- Frame
- Part number
- 5917579209
- 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.