What was found
RT WING MLG WW CUT OUT FWD FRAME HAS A PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED FRAME REPAIR AND IS BULGED OUT AND CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED FRAME IAW DWG 5930584.
- Difficulty date
- October 20, 2016
- Submitted
- October 24, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N970DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53173
- Aircraft time
- 67,423 hours, 49,544 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame
- Part
- Frame
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Rt Mlg Ww
- 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.