Service difficulty report · Pan · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
June 15, 2015
Submitted
June 18, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N981DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53268
Aircraft time
63,300 hours, 46,457 cycles
Part
Pan
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

CRACKED INNER PAN AT AFT CARGO DOOR AFT END AND BEAM NR 5. CRACK ON INNER PAN WAS STOPPED IAW SRM 51-01. HFEC INSPECTION WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND NO CRACKS WERE FOUND AROUND STOP DRILL 51-01 (21) NEW DOUBLER WAS FABRICATED AND PAINTED IAW SRM 51-03D, FIG. 8 AND 51-10-3 PAR 14. NEW DOUBLER WAS INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-30-2 AND 51-03D, FIG 8 LONG CRACK 1.5".

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