What was found
ACFT HAS A CRACK ON CENTER FUEL TANK STRINGER ENDS 15 AND 16. STRINGERS ENDS 15 AND 16 WERE REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-5 , 51-30-1 AND DWG 5935855.
- Difficulty date
- September 19, 2015
- Submitted
- September 21, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N989DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53341
- Aircraft time
- 60,690 hours, 43,756 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5310 · Fuselage Main, Structure
- Part
- Structure
- Condition
- Cracked
- 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.