What was found
NON ROUTINE CHECK, FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND CRACKED BETWEEN BS 373 AND 374 LONGERONS 20 - 21R AT UPPER FWD DOOR FRAME. REPAIRED IAW ETI-88-14-003, REV 3 AND ER/A 521180-14 AD REV "A".
- Difficulty date
- March 9, 2014
- Submitted
- March 11, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N959DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49978
- Aircraft time
- 62,318 hours, 46,825 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 373-374
- 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.