What was found
SKIN IS CRACKED JUST ABOVE THE PYLON. FWD OF AFT ENGINE MOUNT. ACCOMPLISHED HFEC TO IDENTIFY ENDS OF CRACKS IAW NDTSPM 06-10-01.00. ACCOMPLISHED SECTION 1 OF ER/A 546967-14.
- Difficulty date
- May 10, 2016
- Submitted
- May 11, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N965DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49984
- Aircraft time
- 68,220 hours, 50,334 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- 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.