Service difficulty report · Stiffener · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
July 14, 2016
Submitted
July 15, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N995DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53362
Aircraft time
63,701 hours, 45,851 cycles
Part
Stiffener
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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

INITIAL CRACKED STIFFENER AT AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD 12 O'CLOCK POSITION AT PASSENGER CABIN. STIFFENER WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-2 AND SPRING AT EMERGENCY EXIT PRESSURE BULKHEAD DOOR ARM WAS REMOVED AND INSTALLED IAW AMM 53-53-02 AND ADJUSTMENT, CHECK OF AFT ENTRANCE EMERGENCY DOOR MECHANISM MUST BE PERFORMED WITH CARD 5350-01077-0101.

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