Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
October 26, 2015
Submitted
November 4, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N986DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53313
Aircraft time
62,489 hours, 45,344 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 184
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

CRACK ON OUTER FUSELAGE SKIN NEXT TO LIGHTNING STRIKE WAS FOUND DURING NDT INSPECTION, BS 184 BETWEEN LONGERON 28 LT TO 29 LT, REF NRC 59, ZONE 100, CARD 275, ZONE 100. AREA WAS REPAIR IAW SRM 53-04-2, PAR 3C 2, A, 1A WITH DIMENSION HOLE .187" 51-10-3 PAR 14 AND 21 AND 51-30-2. INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED, NO CRACKS WERE FOUND; IAW SRM 53-04-2, PAR 3C, 2, A1, A2 MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS, PERMANENT REPAIR, VISUAL INSPECTION PERFORMED, REPETITIVE EVERY 8,000 CYCLES REF 53-04-2. THE LOG 2197743 WAS CREATED BY MISTAKE. THE MONITOR WILL BE INSPECTED WITH THIS LOG CREATED.

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