Service difficulty report · Barrier · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
October 22, 2014
Submitted
October 23, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N975DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53243
Aircraft time
62,224 hours, 46,079 cycles
Part
Barrier
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cargo Door
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

SEVERAL CRACKS BEYOND PREVIOUS STOP DRILLS ALSO ON PREVIOUS MID SCREW HOLES OF MID CARGO COMPARTMENT DOOR BARRIER. DOUBLERS WERE REMOVED IAW SRM 51-30-2 DAMAGE WAS REMOVED IAW SRM 53-01, FIG 4, SHEET 4 DOUBLERS AND SPLICES WERE FABRICATE IAW SRM 53-01. DOUBLERS AND SPLICES WERE TREATED AND PAINTED IAW SRM 51-10-3, PAR 14/21. DOUBLERS AND SPLICES WERE INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-30-2.

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