What was found
ELONGATED HOLE ON FWD/AFT HINGE AT AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT DOOR. DAMAGED HOLE ON FWD HINGE WAS REPAIRED IAW ER/A 497387-14MA, REV B AND AFT HINGE WAS REPLACED FOR A NEW HINGE.
- Difficulty date
- December 6, 2015
- Submitted
- December 7, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N992DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53344
- Aircraft time
- 61,722 hours, 44,342 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5344 · Fuselage, Door Hinge
- Part
- Hinge
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Cargo Door
- 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.