Service difficulty report · Doubler · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
June 17, 2016
Submitted
June 20, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N998DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53370
Aircraft time
64,043 hours, 46,120 cycles
Part
Doubler
Condition
Cracked
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

CRACK ON PRODUCTION DOUBLER AT C3 DOOR EXTERNAL HANDLE CUTOUT. CRACKED PRODUCTION DOUBLER WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 52-05D, FIG 30 AND 51-30-5 HFEC WAS PERFORMED, NO CRACKS WERE FOUND ON NEW DOUBLER.

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