- Difficulty date
- February 5, 2016
- Submitted
- February 8, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N914DE
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49957
- Aircraft time
- 55,992 hours, 43,634 cycles
- Part
- Door Frame
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt Mlg
- 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
LEFT WHEEL WELL FWD FRAME MLG DOOR JAMB HAS CRACK IN OTBD RADIUS 3.5" LONG. REMOVED AND DRILLED NEW FWD FRAME IAW DWG 5930584. BEGAN INSTALLING FRAME IAW DWG 5930584. INSTALLED LT MLG DOOR PROXIMITY SENSOR IAW AMM 32-60-05. COMPLETED INSTALLING FWD FRAME IAW DWG 5930584.