Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
August 7, 2015
Submitted
August 11, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N906DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49537
Aircraft time
74,240 hours, 56,908 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 168-180
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

SIX CRACKS WERE FOUND ON FUSELAGE SKIN, FWD SERVICE DOOR JAMB, UPPER FWD CORNER BETWEEN BS 168 - 180. FUSELAGE SKIN FWD SERVICE DOOR JAMB WAS REPAIRED IAW ER/A 536494-14AD, REV ORIGINAL AND ETI-88-15-242, REV 3. MAJOR REPAIR.

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