SDR DALA2016101407239

Service difficulty report · Pan · Doug MD88

Difficulty date: October 13, 2016
Submitted: October 14, 2016
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N945DL
Make and model: Doug MD88
Aircraft serial: 49818
Aircraft time: 71,033 hours, 53,126 cycles
System (JASC): 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
Part: Pan
Condition: Cracked
Location: Bs 162
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.

What was found

CRACK ON INTERNAL PAN BS 162 BTWEEN UPPER EDGE AND BEAM 1 AT MAIN ENTRANCE DOOR. HFEC INSPECTION WAS ACCOMPLISHED ON INTERNAL PAN. ONE CRACK OF 2.340 WAS FOUND. STOP DRILL WAS PERFORMED, HFEC WAS ACCOMPLISHED AFTER STOP DRILL AND NO CRACKS WERE FOUND. INTERNAL PAN AND ITEMS REMOVED WERE REPAIRED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-30-1,51-30-2,51-30-4 AND 52-05 FIG 18A.

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