What was found
CRACK ON INNER PAN OF AFT UPPER CORNER BETWEEN BEAM NR 1 AND BS 196 AT FWD ENTRY DOOR. INNER PAN OF FWD ENTRY DOOR WAS REMOVED, DUE TO CRACK AND NEW PAN WAS DRILLER AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-30-1, 51-30-2 AND 51-30-4.
- Difficulty date
- March 10, 2016
- Submitted
- March 11, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N904DE
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53409
- Aircraft time
- 62,883 hours, 45,830 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5310 · Fuselage Main, Structure
- Part
- Pan
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 196
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.