Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
December 13, 2013
Submitted
December 16, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N962DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49981
Aircraft time
62,840 hours, 46,647 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1437
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

CRACKS ON FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 1437 BETWEEN LONGERONS 3&4R. DAMAGE REMOVED, REPAIR FABRICATED, TREATED, PAINTED AND REPAIR INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-30-2, 53-04 FIG. 27, 51-10-3.

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