What was found
DURING CHECK, NOTED CRACKED FRAME AT 4 O'CLOCK POSITION BY TAILCONE GUIDE PIN RECEPTICLE. REPAIRED IAW ER/A 497316-14MA.
- Difficulty date
- December 4, 2013
- Submitted
- December 5, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N903DE
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53380
- Aircraft time
- 57,202 hours, 41,762 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame
- Part
- Frame
- 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.