What was found
LT W/W FWD DOOR JAM CHANNEL CRACKED. LOCATED ENDS OF CRACK USING 10X MAGNIFICATION. STOP DRILLED BOTH ENDS OF CRACK IAW SRM 53-05D, FIG 810D. MAINTENANCE IN PROGRESS. REPLACED LT GEAR DOOR FRAME IAW LONG BEACH DWG 5930584.
- Difficulty date
- February 2, 2016
- Submitted
- February 3, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N916DE
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53421
- Aircraft time
- 56,215 hours, 43,673 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5310 · Fuselage Main, Structure
- Part
- Channel
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt Mlg Ww
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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