Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
May 26, 2015
Submitted
June 1, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N991DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53343
Aircraft time
61,248 hours, 44,173 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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

MAINTENANCE FOUND A VISIBLE CRACK ON THE LOWER SKIN OF THE CENTERWING BOX. THE CRACK IS LOCATED ON THE FORWARD EDGE OF THE AFT WING SKIN, AND AFT EDGE OF THE FORWARD WING SKIN. THE CRACK ALSO PROPAGATED THROUGH THE UNDERLYING STRINGER IN THE CENTER WING BOX. MAINTENANCE COMPLIED WITH ER/A 535437-14AD, REV ORIGINAL.

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