Service difficulty report · Stop Fitting · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
September 14, 2014
Submitted
September 23, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N972DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53215
Aircraft time
62,790 hours, 45,976 cycles
Part
Stop Fitting
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cargo Door
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

CRACK ON FWD STOPS NR 2 AND 4 AT FWD CARGO BAY DOOR. CRACK STOP FITTING WERE REMOVED IAW SRM 51-30-1 AND 51-30-5. NEW STOPS WERE DRILLED IAW SRM 51-10-4. NEW STOP FITTINGS WERE TREATED AND PAINTED IAW SRM 51-10-3, PAR 14 AND 21 NEW STOP FITTING NR 2 AND 4 WERE INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-30-1 AND 51-30-5.

More about the Doug MD-88