Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
July 21, 2015
Submitted
July 31, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N988DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53339
Aircraft time
60,554 hours, 43,634 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 375
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

TWO CRACKS FOUND ON THE FUSELAGE SKIN FWD UPPER DOOR FRAME CORNER BS 375 BETWEEN LONGERONS 20 - 21R. THE AREA WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-05, FIG 105, 51-30-5 AND 51-10-3 PAR 14,21. MAJOR REPAIR.

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