Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
August 3, 2016
Submitted
August 4, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N905DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53410
Aircraft time
63,644 hours, 46,357 cycles
Part
Skin
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

CRACK OF 0.062" ON FUSELAGE SKIN AT THE UPPER FWD DOOR JAMB CORNER STA Y=375.5 BETWEEN LONG 19-20 RT OF THE FWD CARGO COMPARTMENT. FUSELAGE SKIN AT THE UPPER FWD DOOR JAMB CORNER STA Y= 375.5 BETWEEN LONGERON 19-20 RT OF THE FWD CARGO COMPARTMENT WAS REPAIRED IAW ER/A 547889-14AD, REV ORIGINAL, SECTION I AND SRM 53-05, FIG 105 IN REF ERA 547889-14AD, REV ORIGINAL DTE: REPAIR APPROVAL IS LIMITED TO 60,000 A/C TOTAL CYCLES ONLY, ADDITIONAL EA IS REQUIRED FOR CONTINUE SERVICE BEYOND THIS LIMITS, NOTE TO ENGINEER. THIRD STAGE APPROVAL IS REQUIRED PRIOR TO INSPECTION THRESHOLD IAW PROCEDURES ESTABLISHED IN FAA AC 12-93. LOG RELATED 2606557, REPETITIVE INSPECTIONS, TBD: PERFORM SECTION II TO THIS ERA 547889-14, AD REV ORIGINAL.

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