What was found
SEVERE CORROSION ON OUTER SURFACE OF DOOR FRAME FROM BS 370-427 AND LONGERON 28R. DOOR FRAME SECTION WAS REMOVED AND NEW SECTION INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-05, FIG 44A.
- Difficulty date
- May 28, 2015
- Submitted
- June 1, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N978DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53259
- Aircraft time
- 62,823 hours, 46,490 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5310 · Fuselage Main, Structure
- Part
- Door Frame
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Bs 370-427
- 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.