What was found
A CRACK WAS FOUND ON AFT VENTRAL DOOR UNDER UPPER HINGE FITTING. REPAIRED IAW SRM 51-30-2 AND 51-30-1, 51-10-3, PAR 14/21, 51-01, PAR 4 CAP 21 AND 52-05D, FIG 34.
- Difficulty date
- July 25, 2015
- Submitted
- July 29, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N988DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53339
- Aircraft time
- 60,554 hours, 43,634 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5344 · Fuselage, Door Hinge
- Part
- Hinge
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Ventral Door
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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