What was found
APARENT FUEL LEAK OBSERVED AROUND LT WING FLAP HINGE FAIRING, 3RD FROM INBD. REMOVED LT WING NR 3 FAIRING, FOUND PANEL CRACKED AT XRS 267. R & R PANEL IAW AMM. REINSTALLED FAIRING, LEAK CHECK OK.
- Difficulty date
- March 2, 2016
- Submitted
- March 29, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N915DE
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53420
- Aircraft time
- 57,474 hours, 44,789 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5730 · Wing, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Access Panel
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt Wing
- 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.