What was found
CRACKED LT MLG DOOR FRAME BS 984. FRAME REMOVED IAW SRM 51-30-2 AND A NEW FRAME WAS DRILLED IAW SRM 50-10-4 AREA, TREATED AND PAINTED IAW SRM 51-10-3 AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-30-1 AND 51-30-2.
- Difficulty date
- September 20, 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
- System (JASC)
- 5310 · Fuselage Main, Structure
- Part
- Door Frame
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt Mlg
- 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.