Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
June 15, 2016
Submitted
June 16, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N998DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53370
Aircraft time
64,043 hours, 46,120 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
Cargo Door
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

DENTS ON AFT COMPARTMENT DOOR EXTERNAL SKIN BETWEEN BEAM 3 AND 4, 5 E/A, BETWEEN STA Y=1193 AND 1211, C3. SEVERAL DENTS WERE MEASURED AND WAS ATTENDED WITH ER/A:547806-14, REV ORIGINAL. 10X AND DVI ON INTERNAL STRUCTURE WAS PERFORMED AND NO DAMAGE WAS FOUND IAW SRM 53-04-1, PAR 7E. HFEC INSPECTION WAS ACCOMPLISHED ON DENTS ON AFT COMPARTMENT DOOR EXTERNAL SKIN BETWEEN BEAM 3 AND 4, 7 EA, BETWEEN STA Y= 1155 AND 1174. NO CRACKS WERE FOUND IAW ER/A 547806-14, REV ORIGINAL.

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